Janice Petersen, an air resource specialist with the USDA Forest Service, discusses the value of public lands and their interrelationship with protecting public lands. Her career focuses on air quality protection, public engagement, and collaboration with partners. She highlights the importance of partnerships with public information professionals for effective outreach and the shift in focus from anthropogenic emissions to wildfire smoke and prescribed fire management. Janice emphasizes the challenges in managing wildfire risk due to changing ecosystems and climate, and the focus on creating smoke-ready communities to deal with wildfire smoke emergencies.
Date Taken: | 07.25.2024 |
Date Posted: | 09.29.2025 11:23 |
Category: | Interviews |
Audio ID: | 88604 |
Filename: | 2509/DOD_111329324.mp3 |
Length: | 00:19:24 |
Location: | US |
Web Views: | 2 |
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