Stewards & Storytellers : Wildfire in the Southeast

Presented by Self Help Credit Union

A recent study confirmed that even urban areas across the U.S. that were once considered beyond the reach of wildfires are now vulnerable to disaster. As wild fires increasingly spread deep into neighborhoods, researchers estimate roughly 115 million people — more than a third of the U.S. population — live in areas that could host the next wildfire catastrophe. North Carolina is #1 in the Nation in terms of the number of acres where forests and homes meet. In this presentation Robert Beanblossom, will discuss “Wildfires in the Southeast” an in-depth discussion of the number of wildfires occurring each year, their causes and the potential for mega-fires in the region.



About Robert Beanblossom

Robert Beanblossom, a member of the Society of American Foresters, retired after a 42-year career with the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources and moved to Western North Carolina as the volunteer caretaker for the U.S. Forest Service at the Cradle of Forestry in America.

You may also like the following events from FIND Outdoors:

• Next month, 28th August, 06:00 pm, Stewards & Storytellers : Beginning Birding in Pisgah Forest
• This September, 18th September, 06:00 pm, Stewards & Storytellers : Odonata as Teachers in Pisgah Forest