Fire in the Boundary Waters
Fires are raging in the Boundary Waters and Quetico this summer, bringing smokey skies, closed entry points, and worries about worsening climate change.
On July 28th, join us for a Lunch with the Friends Presentation on fire in the Boundary Waters. Expert Elias Anoszko will talk about the basics of fire ecology, including how fires start and spread and how plants deal with fire. He will also discuss the history of fires in the Boundary Waters region and give some context to the current fire situation in the region.
Virtual Presentation
July 28, 12PM
About the presenter: Elias Anoszko is the Vallier Treehaven Resident Ecologist at the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point’s Treehaven Field Station in Tomahawk, WI. Elias has an extensive background in fire ecology as well as boots on the ground experience as a forester and wildland firefighter with the MN DNR. He earned his PhD from the University of Minnesota studying the effects of the Ham and Cavity Lake fires on the forests of BWCAW.
Please register in advance for this free presentation.
