Save Our Canyons: Wildfire Panel Discussion

After near-record low precipitation over the past year — Utah water supplies remain in serious trouble! The snow water equivalent we received this winter is less than it typically is and soil moisture is down, meaning that more snowmelt has been absorbed into the soil. This summer could be long, dry, and hot, so let’s make sure we educate ourselves about fire mitigation, management, and preventative measures.

Learn more about our forests and wildfires, how you can get involved, and what you can do this summer to reduce wildfires during our Wildfire Panel Discussion held on June 23rd from 6:00pm to 8:00pm! We will start this event with a film " The West is Burning" from 6pm-7pm, followed by a panel discussion about wildfires in the Wasatch from 7pm-8pm.Our panel is as follows:

—Bekee Hotze - US Forest Service, Salt Lake District Ranger
—Brian Trick - Utah Forestry, Fire, and State Lands, Area Manager
—Laura Briefer - Salt Lake City, Public Utilities Director
—Robert Sanders - Utah Forestry, Fire, and State Lands - County Fire Warden (Salt Lake and Davis)

This past year Save Our Canyons has been working to plan and offer perspectives and resources to the USFS on wildfire mitigation efforts that will take place in the Lambs Canyons area and Parley's Canyon. As we plan for a hotter future and work to prevent human caused wildfires which result in nearly 90% of all wildfires — we are appreciative of our partners who we are coordinating with on this event.

If you have any questions about this event please email info@saveourcanyons.org!


* RSVP to this Zoom required.