Mariposa Democratic Club March Meeting – Climate and WildFires
The Mariposa Democratic Club is pleased to announce that Dr. LeRoy Westerling, Associate Professor of Management, University of California, Merced, will be speaking at our meeting on Saturday, March 12, 2016, 9:45 a.m., at Miner’s Roadhouse. Dr. Westerling will be discussing “Climate, Fuels and Wildfire: how forest management and climate change are shaping forest wildfire frequency, size, severity and emissions.”
Dr. LeRoy Westerling, PhD, an Associate Professor at UC Merced, is a noted forecaster who studies the effect of climate change on fire forecasting. He has research interests in applied climatology, climate-ecosystem-wildfire interactions, statistical modeling for seasonal forecasts, paleofire reconstructions, and climate change impact assessments. He has also been affiliated with the Sierra Nevada Research Institute.
We have all heard about both the effects of climate change and the forest management policies on wildfires; Dr. Westerling will clear up confusion and ensure that we know how everything interacts. Everyone is welcome to attend the meeting, regardless of political preference!
The Mariposa Democratic Club meets the second Saturday of most months at Miner’s Roadhouse Restaurant. Join us at 9:00 a.m. if you want to purchase breakfast or at 9:45 a.m. for the speaker and meeting.
