Fire Ecology & Restoration Hike with Marin County Fire Department and Stanford University's Michael Wara
Join us for a hike on Mt. Tamalpais with Marin County Fire Department's Jordan Reeser (Battalion Chief) and Gavin Albertoli (Fuels Program Manager), and Stanford University's Michael Wara to visit the local burn areas. We'll observe how fire in the coastal prairie reinvigorates the landscape and discuss the treatment and benefits of prescribed burning in the region.
Attire & What to Bring: Activewear and closed-toed hiking shoes. Hat, sunscreen, and water bottle are recommended. In the event of inclement weather, attire recommendations may change.
Difficulty Level: Moderate. This hike begins at an elevation of ~1,400 ft, and will descend ~400 ft before hiking back up to the starting point.
About Your Hosts:
Chief Jordan Reeser serves as the Vegetation Management Division Chief for Marin County Fire Department, bringing over 25 years of experience in the Federal Fire Service before joining the department in 2018. Chief Reeser leverages his diverse expertise in fire operations, prescribed fire, fuels management, and aviation operations to lead multiple critical programs, including the Tamalpais Fire Crew, Foundry Crew, and Vegetation Management initiatives.
Gavin Albertoli is a Project Manager for Marin County Fire Department's Vegetation and Fuels Management Program. Gavin has a background in consulting arborist and forestry services, environmental compliance, and project management and holds a bachelors degree in Forestry and Natural Resource Management from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. His work at the Marin County Fire Department includes project development, funding, mapping, implementation and environmental compliance for vegetation management projects throughout the county.
Michael Wara is Director of the Climate and Energy Policy Program at Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment as well as Senior Director of Policy at the Sustainability Accelerator in the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability. Wara runs a multidisciplinary team of lawyers, data scientists, economists and public health experts focused on three topical areas: environmental justice, the energy transition, and wildfire.
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