Historically Frequent Fire in Forests of the Northeastern U.S.

Prescribed Fire for Forest Management Series

Historically Frequent Fire in Forests of the Northeastern U.S.

Recorded on May 6, 2026

Large loss wildfires are a growing concern in much of the central and western US, where wildfires originating or moving into the wildland-urban interface continue to impact high value residential and commercial infrastructure. As such, fire managers continue to face challenges in terms of reining in suppression costs and allocation of resources on large urban-interface fires, as well as mitigating millions of acres of hazardous fuels at a meaningful pace and scale.

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PRESENTER

Chris Guiterman, Ph.D.

Research Scientist, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado-Boulder

Chris Guiterman is a Research Scientist at the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences at the University of Colorado-Boulder and an affiliate scientist on the paleoclimate team at NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information. His research interests include dendrochronology, fire ecology, and the drivers of historical fire activity.

MODERATOR

Neil Gifford

Conservation Director, Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission, Albany, NY

Neil Gifford is the Conservation Director for the Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission, a community representative with the North Atlantic Fire Science Exchange, and member of the NYS Prescribed Fire Council with 29 years of fire ecology and Rx fire experience. He earned associate’s, bachelor’s, and master’s degrees in Ecology and Environmental Science from Paul Smith’s College, and Plattsburgh State University, with an emphasis on fire ecology and field ornithology.