Using Burn-P3 to model wildfire probability and aid in management of northern boreal forests in the Teslin Tlingit traditional territory

Through community collaboration and engagement, wildfire risk was identified as a priority forest vulnerability in Teslin, Yukon, a Tlingit community of approximately 450 people. Guided by community-directed research, identifying areas of higher wildfire hazard in the Teslin Tlingit Traditional Territory (TTTT) was of interest to help support ecosystem-based planning. Using Burn-P3, a landscape-level wildfire modelling software, relative wildfire hazard was identified in the TTTT. Future projected climate change scenarios were run using the program, providing a range of future possibilities for consideration. Burn-P3 complements the experience and knowledge of community members who live in the TTTT and this information has already been used to support the development of ecosystem-based planning. It is clear that community forest management will need to incorporate wildfire risk moving forward. All land management in the community is now being viewed through the lens of wildfire risk, which is the greatest benefit of this project.