The Ventura Land Trust is co-hosting a free webinar, Adapting Wildfire Management to 21st Century Conditions, with the American Geosciences Institute that will take place May 16th from 1:00-2:00pm EDT. This webinar will explore recent trends in wildfires and changes in contributing factors / drivers of these hazards; examine different wildfire policy and management strategies and how they apply to different ecosystems; and feature case studies of wildfire policy and management strategies in the western and southern states. The speakers will be Tania Schoennagel from the University of Colorado-Boulder, David Godwin from the Southern Fire Exchange, and Vaughan Miller from the Ventura County Fire Department.

The target audiences for this event include decision makers at the federal, state, and local level; geoscientists; industry professionals; and the interested public.