WHAT: In the wake of record fires in the western United States in 2020 and with drought gripping the region as the 2021 season begins, journalists are invited to a forum featuring wildfire/drought experts from Oregon State University. Panelists will spend a few minutes talking about their research and what we can expect as this fire season hits full swing, and the remainder of the time will be a question-and-answer session with reporters.
WHEN: 12-1pm PDT, Monday, June 21
WHERE: Via Zoom: oregonstate.zoom.us
Password: 600370
Phone Dial-In Information
+1 971 247 1195 US (Portland)
+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)
Meeting ID: 958 2264 9104
Join by Polycom/Cisco/Other Room System
95822649104@zoomcrc.com
WHO: The forum will include eight faculty members from this list, today.oregonstate.edu/news/wildfire-experts: Erica Fischer, Erica Fleishman, Lisa Ellsworth, David Blunck, James Johnston, Carrie Berger, Meg Krawchuk and Larry O’Neill. OSU also maintains a list of drought experts, today.oregonstate.edu/news/drought-experts.
TO ATTEND: Journalists who plan to attend the forum should contact OSU news writer Steve Lundeberg at steve.lundeberg@oregonstate.edu or 541-737-4039 by 3pm Friday, June 18.
