Chad Hanson speaking on Fire Ecology and other fire related topics – Zoom meeting

Chad Hanson of the John Muir Project will be speaking on fire in forest – on the FOREST FIRE ECOLOGY,  Prairie Hills Audubon Society (PHAS) and the Norbeck Society are sponsors and it is on the evening of Wednesday, Oct 22nd  6:30 MT by Zoom. The public is invited to the meeting.  .  Zoom codes & phone options are at the bottom of announcement. 

Chad Hanson, is the Director & Principal Ecologist, John Muir Project (Earth Island Institute) – Chad has a PhD in ecology & a Juris Doctorate. He has published many papers – here is a URL for his CV:, https://johnmuirproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/HansonCV.pdf

Dr. Hanson will discuss the science regarding the high ecological importance of the unique wildlife habitat created by fire, including patches of high-intensity fire, for many native species, such as the Black-backed Woodpecker. He will also discuss science indicating that the current forest management paradigm, dominated by mechanical thinning and post-fire logging, damages wildlife habitat, kills more trees than it prevents from being killed, increases carbon emissions, and makes fires spread faster, often toward towns, which can increase threats to public safety. Dr. Hanson will discuss and propose a new way forward, one that is better for forest ecosystems, our climate, and community safety.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85433920233?pwd=QmxYUDMvMGRrNW9yRmVON3VPU0dRZz09,

Meeting ID: 854 3392 0233, Passcode: 534620

Some additional key background information can be found at the following links. Here is a letter sent in the Old Growth Forest’s DEIS, that John Muir Project wrote and PHAS signed on:   https://johnmuirproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Biden-MOG-DEIS-JMP-et-al.- comments-17Sept24RFS-compressed.pdf

https://johnmuirproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/ Fortify-Roadless_-Stronger-Than-the-Rule-8_12_25.pdf https://johnmuirproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/NO-on-FOFA-NGO-sign-on-letter-22Jan25.pdf

Our national forests are under extreme threat from actions taken/threatened by the Trump administration or congress – such as eviscerating NEPA, mandating increased logging on our National Forests, consolidating Forest Service regional offices & proposing to revoke roadless areas designations. Our Black Hills National Forest has been being logged at a not sustainable rate. Our congressional delegation is very supportive of logging & increasing its’ current rate on the Black Hills. On front flap is announcement of 2 PHAS NOV. MEETINGS

You can read about Chad here:  https://johnmuirproject.org/meet-the-team/