2022 ESA Annual Meeting (August 14 - 19)

INS 1 Fire and rangelands: science meets policy in a culturally diverse and changing world

1:30 PM-3:00 PM
520B
Organizer:
Daniel I. Rubenstein, PhD.
Co-Organizer:
Daniel I. Rubenstein, PhD., Norma L. Fowler, Ph.D., Elizabeth King, Maddy Case
Moderator:
Daniel I. Rubenstein, PhD.
Fire has long been an integral part of rangeland ecosystems around the world. Many rangelands are highly fire-prone, and human histories of fire stewardship and fire suppression have shaped the landscapes we know today; at the same time, the impacts of global change are rapidly altering fire regimes worldwide and will demand dynamic approaches to fire management into the future. Perspectives on fire and its role in the landscape - to what extent it is viewed as a threat or a tool, and how it interacts with grazing and other land uses - are inextricably tied to cultures, worldviews, and systems of land tenure and stewardship. In this session, we aim to bring together a diversity of perspectives on the past, present, and future of fire in rangelands - highlighting topics such as collaborative approaches to prescribed fire, Indigenous fire stewardship, and interactions between fire and grazing. We will discuss how ecological consequences of different fire management approaches have come to be and vary across cultures and ecosystems, and how uses of fire in rangelands can adapt to a changing world.
1:30 PM
Can rainy season burns conserve tropical savannas, protect tropical forests, and maintain cattle production¬?
Joseph W. Veldman, Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2258, USA;
1:30 PM
Fire in the Backyard: A Community Link to Stewardship
Morgan L. Treadwell, Ph.D., Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service;
1:30 PM
Fire on private rangelands in the Anthropocene
Samuel D. Fuhlendorf, Oklahoma State University;
1:30 PM
Indigenizing rangeland management: Transitioning a Westernized science discipline into something meaningful for Tribal communities
Diana Doan-Crider, n/a, Animo Partnership in Natural Resources, LLC | Native American Rangelands Partnership;
1:30 PM
Prescribe burning as a management tool in the Kruger National Park
Navashni Govender, South African National Parks and Wildlife College;Maddy Case, University of Oregon;Daniel I. Rubenstein, PhD., Princeton University;
1:30 PM
Rangeland restoration through the application of novel fire regimes
Carissa L. Wonkka, Ph.D., USDA ARS Northern Plains Agricultural Research Lab;
1:30 PM
The case for burning rangeland pastures for sustainable livestock production
Devan A. McGranahan, Range Science, USDA ARS Livestock and Range Research Lab;Jonathan Spiess, Chadron State College;Megan Wanchuk, North Dakota State University;