Wildfires in Canada: An International Conversation about Managing Forests and Fire

Dr. Chelene Hanes of the Canadian Forest Service and Dr. Jared Aldern, Lead Researcher of ICW's The West on Fire, will discuss how Canada manages its wildfires, Dr. Hanes' work on the Canadian Fire Danger Rating System (CFFDRS), and the importance of international conversations on wildfire. Presented by ICW and the Forest History Society.

Chelene Hanes is a Scientist with the Canadian Forest Service (CFS) specializing in wildland fire. Her most recent research is focused on improving our understanding of drought in fire danger rating, through field studies and remote sensing applications. She is a member of the CFS Fire Danger Group who are responsible for the development of the Next Generation - Canadian Forest Fire Danger Rating System. Dr. Hanes lives in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario with her husband and two girls.

Jared Dahl Aldern is a historical ecologist and a fire practitioner, who has worked in academia, K-12 education, and tribal government. An affiliated research scholar at the Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West, he has taught Native American history at Palomar College, San Diego State University, and Stanford University.