Central Oregon Fire Science Symposium this week

The fourth Central Oregon Fire Science Symposium will kick off Thursday in Bend.

The three-day symposium brings resource managers and fire management specialists together with researchers and students from across the Western United States to present and discuss current and upcoming fire science and how it relates to resource management.

The Forest Service, Association of Fire Ecology, Bureau of Land Management, Oregon State University, the Northwest Fire Science Consortium, Central Oregon Community College and the Northwest Scientific Association are hosting the Symposium.

All sessions for the symposium will be held at Wille Hall in the Campus Center at Central Oregon Community College.

On Thursday,the opening day will begin at 8 a.m. and finish at 4 p.m. Topics for the day include:

Forests, People, Fire Interactions, Dynamics and Adaptation in the fire prone landscapes of the eastern Cascades of Oregon.
Restoration of Dry-forest landscapes in the Pacific Northwest.
Beyond the Sagebrush Rebellion: Contemporary Issues Impacting the Sage Steppe of Oregon.

On Friday, the symposium will continue at 8 a.m. and finish at 4:30 p.m. Topics for the day include:

Hazardous Fuels Treatments in the Inland Pacific Northwest.
Smoke Management and Fire Severity
Improving the Safety and Efficiency of Large Fire Management.

On Saturday, the day will focus on field trips.

Though the Central Oregon Fire Symposium is almost full, if people are interested in attending space is available. Full registration is $50.00 and one-day registration is $25.00 Registration for the Symposium is online at http://centraloregonfiresymposium.org/registration/register/ .