The Western Institute for Lifelong Learning spring semester Lunch and Learn program will kick off on Wednesday, January 15 when Wilderness Fire Management Officer, Aaron Jones will speak on the subject of fire history and management on the Gila.
Jones will discuss the history of fire management on the Gila with an emphasis on wilderness and how different management philosophies since the 1960s have affected fire behavior and severity. He will touch on the natural fire return interval for our area and how this area is different from other areas of the southwest. Aaron will use maps of historic fires across the Gila and the effect on fire severity.
The presentation will be held in the ABC classroom of the Besse-Forward Global Resource Center on the Western New Mexico University campus from noon to 1:15 pm. Admission is free and open to the public.
