Thank you to all who attended for helping us make this workshop a success!
November 27th consisted of a one-day workshop on fire effects to archaeological resources
November 28-29th was an interactive workshop and covered the following topics:
- Importance of fire on the landscape and the importance of protecting cultural resources within that context
- How can fire managers and archaeologists effectively work together?
- Basic fire effects on resources
- Process- roles and responsibilities and how to better communicate before and during wildfire events
- How to build an inclusive planning process pre-fire
- How to build relationships
Download Program for Day 1 here!
Download Program for Days 2 and 3 here!
PRESENTATIONS from the workshop (please note these have been converted to PDF and due to this, may have minor flaws):
Day 1
Fire terminology, behavior and effects: Principals for archaeologists, Rachel Loehman, U.S. Geological Survey
Archaeology terminology for fire practitioners, Linn Gassaway, U.S. Forest Service
Humans and fire in prehistoric landscapes: Legacies that influence contemporary ecology and management, Rachel Loehman, U.S. Geological Survey and Linn Gassaway, U.S. Forest Service
Tribal perspectives and tribal consultation, Melvin Hunter, Jr., Bureau of Indian Affairs
Fire effects to cultural resources, Karin Klemic, U.S. Forest Service
Obsidian fire effects, Ana Steffen, National Park Service
Tools for archaeologists: Estimating fuel loads, calculating first order fire effects, and measuring fire behavior, Rachel Loehman, U.S. Geological Survey
Day 2
Where archaeologists and READs fit into the ICS model, Lisa Hanson, National Park Service
Roles and responsibilities: How should both disciplines work together? Linn Gassaway, U.S. Forest Service and Chris Marks, National Park Service
Day 3
Fire and archaeology: A partnership in a fire adapted landscape, Ellen Brennan and Chris Marks, National Park Service
Additional Resources
Fire archaeology group website (needs updating, but is still a great source of information!)
Resource Advisors Pocket Guide (shared by Ellen Brennen with Grand Canyon National Park) *If you would like original editable documents, we have permission to share them. Contact swfireconsortium@gmail.com
Effects of fire on cultural resources and archaeology (RMRS-GTR-42-3, Chapter 2 was provided to Day 1 attendees)
Summary of Group Discussions from the workshop
