What do the oldest trees tell us about fire and forest resilience?

The Mt. Hood Corridor Wildfire Partnership is hosting a monthly science-based series, Mt. Hood Science Night, and our next speaker is Dr. Andrew Merschel from Oregon State University.

Join Dr. Andrew Merschel, Scientist and Co-Director of the Tree Ring Lab for the next Mountain Science Night. View centuries of fire records and discuss how these records inform wildfire resilience and protection. See the tree ring slices that tell the story!

“Fire on the Mountain: a history of fire and forest dynamics on the Mt. Hood National Forest” will help increase community awareness of the historical and current fire regime on Mt. Hood. This information helps people make decisions on how they want to address wildfire resilience and forest health.

Once again, we will be at the Rendezvous Grill, 67149 US-26, Welches, OR on Wednesday, May 7th from 6-7:30 PM. It’s first come, first serve, with community table seating. No one was turned away last time! So come early, meet your neighbors and enjoy the delicious food, drinks and stellar service at Rendezvous.

The Mt. Hood area is in the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) and the mountain environment is rapidly changing. This series delves deep into the science behind the changes, specific to Mt. Hood. The Wildfire Partnership has provided information on home hardening and fire mitigation through the Homeowners Workshops and the burn events in the past.

Mt. Hood Science Nights are free and all-age events, sponsored by the Mt. Hood Corridor Wildfire Partnership.