Journalist and author Michael Kodas will present “Learning to Live With Megafires” from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Powerhouse Science Center, 1333 Camino del Rio.
Kodas will share insights about the causes and consequences of megafire, gained from interviews with firefighters, incident command teams, resource managers, policymakers, scientists and citizens. His investigation took him from a season on a Rockies fire crew to tragedies in Australia and Arizona and record-breaking fire seasons in Colorado.
In his book “Megafire: The Race to Extinguish a Deadly Epidemic of Flame,” Kodas describes the rising phenomenon of increasingly widespread and destructive forest fires from the perspective of the people who have experienced them. In the wake of the 416, Burro and Plateau fires, the presentation continues a conversation about how communities recover from the impacts.
The event will start with food and beverages and a meet-and-greet from 4:30 to 6 p.m. After that, Kodas will present his findings and a Q&A period facilitated by Julie Korb, fire ecologist at Fort Lewis College. The event will conclude with a book signing.
This event is sponsored by the Powerhouse Science Center, FLC, the U.S. Forest Service and the University of Colorado Boulder Office for Outreach and Engagement.