Mon, Aug 15, 2022: 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.