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The Changing Role of Wildfire in Arizona Ecosystems with Dr. Molly Hunter

  • Papago Buttes Church of the Brethren 2450 North 64th Place Scottsdale, AZ, 85257 United States (map)

This is our first in-person meeting since March 2020. It will be a hybrid meeting with a zoom link for those who prefer to view remotely. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82415476213?pwd=NXpOejV4SC9kU3FuTkpJVFpiOE1Ndz09

Meeting ID: 824 1547 6213                                                                        Passcode: 378877

Masks are optional. There will be hand sanitizer and your temperature will be taken at the door.

There will be a pre-meeting dinner at Cha Da Thai (formerly Noodles Ranch) at 6pm. See menu here.

Dr. Hunter is an Associate Research Professor in the School of Natural Resources and the Environment at the University of Arizona. Her main duty is to serve as the primary science advisor for the Joint Fire Science Program, a partnership among U.S. Forest Service and Department of Interior that funds scientific studies to inform wildland fire management. Dr. Hunter also serves as a Public Information Officer, supporting wildfire incidents in Arizona in cooperation with the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management. Prior to coming to the University of Arizona, Dr. Hunter was an Associate Research Professor in the School of Forestry at Northern Arizona University, where she taught a variety of continuing education courses for fire management professionals, maintained an active research program in fire ecology and management, and co-founded the Southwest Fire Science Consortium. Dr. Hunter has a PhD in Forest Science from Colorado State University and a BS in Plant Biology from the University of California at Davis.