OCTOBER 17-18, 2024

2024 ROCKY MOUNTAIN WILDFIRE SYMPOSIUM

 

Adapting to a Future with Fire

Enhancing wildfire resilience in the Mountain West through: Community, State, & Regional Partnerships!

 

Join us for the 5th annual Rocky Mountain Wildfire Smoke Symposium. This year’s Symposium will be a hybrid event with in-person activities at the University of Montana in Missoula, Montana. We welcome anyone invested in discussing a future with wildfires, including researchers, public health professionals, community and government employees, and concerned citizens. Local and regional experts will lead sessions on: ·         The health impacts of wildfires ·         Community strategies for mitigating wildfire smoke exposure ·         Adaptation strategies for living with more fire

Dates: Thursday, October 17th from 8am - 7pm & Friday, October 18th from 8am - 1pm

Location: In person at the University of Montana's University Center Ballroom; virtual option will be available

 

 

 

Check the links below for the most recent agenda and a call for student abstracts

 AGENDA

 

CALL FOR ABSRACTS

 

Keynote speaker: Dr. Steve Running, Professor Emeritus of Ecosystem and Conservation Sciences at the University of Montana

Lodging: The Double Tree Hotel by Hilton in Missoula, MT

For in-person attendees: Breakfast and Lunch will be provided on Thursday and Friday, along with appetizers and happy hour following the afternoon session on Thursday

We will offer opportunities for sponsorship, including tabling and advertising at the in-person sessions.

Please contact mphtc@umontana.edu for further information.