Speaker: Dr. Sasha Berleman Dr. Berleman will discuss the role of
fire, how it has shaped the landscapes we love, and the work Fire
Forward is doing to advance the way we live with fire for a better
future. Dr. Berleman is Fire Forward Program Director, Audubon Canyon
Ranch in Marin County. She received her doctorate in wildland fire
science from UC Berkeley and conducted her graduate research in
Northern California on prescribed fire use for restoration of
ecosystem health. She has been an active participant in Prescribed
Fire Training Exchanges (TREX) since 2010 and is a qualified wildland
firefighter. Her firefighting qualifications are hosted and sponsored
through a lifelong volunteer partnership with The Nature Conservancy.
Sasha has planned and organized many interagency private-land
controlled burns and has approximately 900 hours of hands-on
prescribed fire experience. She is on the board of the Bay Area
Prescribed Fire Council, the Central Coast Prescribed Fire Council,
and The American Wildfire Experience.
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