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October 28, 2005

Anthropology Lecture Addresses Relationship Between Fire and Climate

Boise State University’s Department of Anthropology presents its next Friends of Anthropology lecture at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9, in the Student Union Forum. Jennifer Pierce will speak on “Forest Fires, Climate Change and Geomorphic Response in Central Idaho: Modern to 8,000 B.P.” [before present]. The talk is free and open to the public.

In the South Fork Payette area of central Idaho, fire-related deposits in alluvial fan sediments provide a record of fires in ponderosa pine forests over the past 8,000 years. This talk examines the relationship between fire and climate over millennial timescales, with implications for modern fire management.

For more information, call 426-3023.

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Contact: Faith Brigham, Department of Anthropology, (208) 426-3023, fbrigha@boisestate.edu 
Media Contact: Kathleen Craven, University Relations, (208) 426-3275, kcraven@boisestate.edu 
 

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