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Fighting Wildfire with Fire — Identifying and Overcoming Social Barriers
May 6, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
VMS Opportunity: AT: TPWD Wildlife and Land Management Workshops and Programs
Please join us on May 6 Noon CST for the RWFM Stewardship Webinar Series, “Fighting Wildfire with Fire — Identifying and Overcoming Social Barriers” by Dr. Urs Kreuter! Register at:https://agriliferegister.tamu.edu/productListingDetails/3344!
Fighting Wildfire with Fire — Identifying and Overcoming Social Barriers
Urs P. Kreuter, Joan Negely Kelleher Professor, Ecology & Conservation Biology, Texas A&M University
· Increasing wildfire risks have led to calls for widespread use of Rx to reduce fuel loads.
· Prescribed fire is economically more efficient than other forms of woody plant removal.
· The use of Rx by landowners is subject to social norms.
· Liability standards for escaped fire affect the incidence of Rx.
· County Commissioners and District Court Judges attitudes about Rx can affect its use at times when it most effective for reducing fuel loads.
· Prescribed burning associations play a critical role in affecting social norms as well as landowners’ and county officials’ perspectives about Rx
