Fire and the Wildland Urban Interface in the Eastern US

Notions of fire and the wildland urban interface often bring to mind scenes from the western United States, where catastrophic wildfires have led to catastrophic losses. In contrast, mapping efforts have found that the vast majority of the WUI acres can be found in the eastern United States. This panel discussed how wildfire, prescribed fire, and climate change intersect in the WUI of the east.
















 
This discussion was approved for 1.5 Category 1 CFE's by the Society of American Foresters.