Dr. Berleman will discuss the role of fire, how it has shaped the landscapes we love, and the work Fire Forward is doing to advance the way we live with fire for a better future.
Dr. Berleman is Fire Forward Program Director, Audubon Canyon Ranch in Marin County. She received her doctorate in wildland fire science from UC Berkeley and conducted her graduate research in Northern California on prescribed fire use for restoration of ecosystem health. She has been an active participant in Prescribed Fire Training Exchanges (TREX) since 2010 and is a qualified wildland firefighter. Her firefighting qualifications are hosted and sponsored through a lifelong volunteer partnership with The Nature Conservancy. Sasha has planned and organized many interagency private-land controlled burns and has approximately 900 hours of hands-on prescribed fire experience. She is on the board of the Bay Area Prescribed Fire Council, the Central Coast Prescribed Fire Council, and The American Wildfire Experience.