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Wildfires in the Rocky Mountains: A Smoky View for the Future Kaitlin Meszaros, Air Quality Professional Kleinfelder, Inc. AWMA Rocky Mountain States Technical Conference October 30, 2014 Outline Historical reference Current trend

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Kaitlin Meszaros, Air Quality Professional Kleinfelder, Inc. AWMA Rocky Mountain States Technical Conference October 30, 2014

Wildfires in the Rocky Mountains: A Smoky View for the Future

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Outline

 Historical reference  Current trend  The carbon cycle  Role of fires in the carbon cycle  Future projection  Impacts on the Rocky Mountain region  Questions

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Historical Reference

(Hurteau et al, 2008)

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Current Trend

Waldo Canyon Fire, CO

(Huffington Post, 2012)

Milford Flat Fire, UT

(KSL.com, 2009)

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(NOAA, 2014)

The Carbon Cycle

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Roles of Fires in the Carbon Cycle

(Joint Fire Science Program, 2010)

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Future Projection

(Liu et. al, 2012)

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Impacts on the Rocky Mountain Region

 Increased likelihood for more

frequent, more catastrophic wildfire

 Regrowth post-wildfire  Biosphere carbon status  Other landscape effects  Regulatory impacts

(Hurteau et al, 2008)

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Questions?

Contact Information: Kaitlin Meszaros kmeszaros@kleinfelder.com

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References

Denver Post (2012). “Colorado wildfire: Waldo Canyon Fire declared 100% contained”. Denver Post. July 10, 2012. Hurteau, M.D., Koch, G.W. and Hungate, B.A. (2008). "Carbon protection and fire risk reduction: toward a full accounting

  • f forest carbon offsets. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 2008; 6. doi: 10.1890/070187

IPCC Working Group I (2007). “The Carbon Cycle and Climate System”. IPCC Working Group 1: The Physical Science Basis. Section 7.3.1.1. Figure 7.3. Joint Fire Science Program, 2010. “Fire Science Brief: Sink or Source? Fire and the Forest Carbon Cycle”. Fire Science Brief. January 2010. KSL.com (2009). “Rehabilitation efforts of Milford Flat Fire area honored”. Retrieved July 6, 2014. http://www.ksl.com/?sid=6441652 Liu, Y., et al. Future U.S. wildfire potential trends projected using a dynamically downscaled climate change scenario. Forest Ecology Management (2012) NOAA (2014). “PMEL Carbon Program”. Retrieved July 6, 2014. http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/co2/story/Carbon+Cycle Stoner, L.L. (2012). “Monitoring Post-Fire Revegetation: Milford Flat Fire, Utah”. ASPRS 2012 Annual Conference. March 2012.