Facing Fire: Aesthetics, Environment, and Policy in the West

Facing Fire: Aesthetics, Environment, and Policy in the West

The panel discussion was livestreamed and recorded by Utah Public Radio. View the recording here.

A cross-disciplinary panel with artists, policy makers, and a fire fighter to explore how we experience, perceive, respond, and research fire in the West. Following the discussion we will have a reception in the museum to see the new Facing Fire exhibition. Moderated by Brian Steed, PhD., Executive Director, Janet Quinney Lawson Institute for Land, Water, and Air.

Panelists:
Jamie Barnes, Director of Utah Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands
Noah Berger, Wildlife Photographer in Facing Fire
Samantha Fields, Painter in Facing Fire
Eric LaMalfa, PhD., Ecologist
Wade Snyder, Deputy State Fire Management Officer and Former Alta Hotshot