Join the Pacific Fire Exchange program (PFX) for a webinar launching new resources that share practical lessons from Hawaiʻi land managers working to reduce wildfire risk in and around gulches . Subject matter experts (SMEs) interviewed for this project include Lance DeSilva (DOFAW DLNR Maui), Paul Higashino (Kaho‘olawe Island Reserve Commission), Joe Imhoff (Skyline Conservation Initiative), Yumi Kam (Wai‘anae Mountains Watershed Partnership), Cheyenne Hiapo Perry (Mauna Kea Watershed Alliance), Willie Rice (Kealakekua Mountain Reserve), Sara Tekula (Kula Community Watershed Alliance), Amy Tsuneyoshi (Board of Water Supply).
The webinar will introduce the suite of new resources on gulch management best practices, followed by a panel discussion with some of our SMEs on key takeaways, and will conclude with an open talk story and audience Q&A to explore applications, challenges, and opportunities for wildfire mitigation in drainage areas.