Research Convening: Prescribed Fire
Prescribed Fire Research Convening
Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) will be hosting a convening for prescribed fire research. Almost one year after the pile burns, the convening will include research presentations and a panel session with faculty, for the community to gain new insights on pile burn research. To RSVP please fill out this form.
Prescribed Fire Research Convening
Tuesday February 18, 2025
8:00 am
Breakfast & Research Poster Session*
8:30 am
Welcome and Introductions
Jorge Ramos, Executive Director, JRBP ('O'O)
Tad Fukami, Biology, Faculty Director, JRBP ('O'O)
Overview of pile burn research projects, vegetation surveys post treatments and post pile burns
Adriana I Hernandez, Associate Director of Research, JRBP ('O'O)
Overview of monitoring for stewardsip plots and future stewardship plans in JRBP ('O'O)
Sheena Sidhu, Stewardship Scientist, JRBP ('O'O)
Aerial Imagery of Jasper Ridge as a resource for researchers
Trevor Hébert, Academic Technology Specialist, JRBP ('O'O)
9:10 am
Research Presentation Session #1
Microclimate to landscape level effects
Jeff Dukes, Global Ecology, Carnegie Institution for Science
Daniel Neamati, Aeronautics & Astronautics, School of Engineering
Jessica Yu, Doerr School, Woods Institute for the Environment
Break & Research Poster Session*
Research Presentation Session #2
Belowground to aboveground ecological connections
Teso Coker, Earth System Science, Doerr School
Lydia Villa, Biology, School of H&S
Amaury Payelleville, Biology, School of H&S
Biogeochemical effects
Adrian Wackett, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Doerr School
Alandra Lopez, Earth System Science, Doerr School
Katie Huy, Earth System Science, Doerr School Break & Poster Session
11:00 am
Future of Fire Research Discussion Panel
Moderated by Tad Fukami, Faculty Director, JRBP ('O'O)
Panelists:
Jeff Dukes, Global Ecology, Carnegie Institution for Science
Scott Fendorf, Earth System Science, Doerr School
Chris Field, Woods Institute for the Environment, Doerr School, School of H&S
Jane Willenbring, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Doerr School
11:45 am
Research Poster Session*
*Research Poster Presentations Contributors:
Kiara Fufunan, Earth Systems Program, and Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity, JRBP ('O'O) Intern
Bill Gomez, Docent, JRBP('O'O)
Rachel Lit, Earth Systems Program Undergraduate, Human Biology, Living Lab Fellow
Nick Rodriguez, Biology, JBRP ('O'O) Intern
Zander Opperman, Biology, Living Lab Fellow
Please note: Program is subject to change.
