TREE MORTALITY A SYMPTOM OF A LARGER DISCUSSION LAFCO 2018 BRITTANY DYER TREE MORTALITY Photos: Eastern Madera County, via air Brittany Dyer DROUGHT & PESTS County Fire, Yolo County Ferguson Fire, Mariposa County Holy Fire, Orange County Carr Fire, Shasta County CALIFORNIA FIRES FROM INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION DROUGHT + PEST = CORPORALS Photo by CALFIRE MMU DSIs Created by CALFIRE MMU HUMAN DIMENSIONS CONSIDERATIONS • Economic • Political will • Social • Public comprehension • Political • Economic drivers • Decision making processes • Available science at the time FOREST ECOSYSTEMS & SOCIETY ECOLOGICAL ECONOMIC SOCIAL Fire Suppression Logging industry Public perception Tribal Ecological Knowledge Biomass Fire Policy Random Acts of Restoration vs. Landscape Level Change Workforce Reactive vs Preventative European Settlement Tourism/Recreation Cultural Resources Climate-Smart Tools Rural Disadvantaged Population Everchanging System Communities Political will POLITICAL & SOCIAL WILL INFLUENCE MANAGEMENT DECISION SIERRA NEVADA REGION • Ecosystem Services • World renowned dive plant & wildlife diversity • Carbon Sequestration Capacity • 60% of the states developed water infrastructure • Snowpack and meadows as free storage • Air quality and purification (i.e. oxygen) • Renewable energy generation coLABORation THANK YOU • Tom Wheeler, Madera County District 5 Supervisor – [email protected] • Brittany Dyer, District Chief of Staff, Madera County – [email protected] • Brian Mattos, MMU, CALFIRE Forester – [email protected] • Len Nielson, SoutherVMP Manager & Environmental Coordinator – [email protected] • Denise Tolmie, U.S.F.S., Bass Lake Ranger District, District Ranger – [email protected] • Daivd Brahun, Madera County LAFCO – [email protected] HAPPY 125TH ANNIVERSARY To Madera County & the Sierra National Forest .