ASCCing the Experts

In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Morgan Varner, the Director of Research and a Senior Scientist at Tall Timbers Research Station. He leads research on post-fire tree mortality, fire-adapted traits, and the science and policy surrounding prescribed fire. In this conversation, we dive into prescribed fire, smoke, public health, and a little bit of policy shaping the ability to use prescribed fi...

In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Steven Brantley, an ecohydrological researcher studying interactions between land and water—with a focus on the longleaf pine ecosystems of the Southeastern US. We dive into the science of regional watersheds and forests, alongside the forest management choices shaping the Southeast today.

Overview This episode features an interview with Courtney Peterson, a climate adaptation specialist with NIACS, a research associate in the Forest and Rangeland Stewardship Department at Colorado State University, and the ASCC Network Program Manager. Courtney begins by sharing her experience in the field of natural resource, leading up to her current roles. She then goes on to define adaptive man...

Overview This episode features an interview with Dr. Martha Sample, a Climate Adaptation Specialist with the University of Minnesota Department of Forest Resources and the Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science (AKA NIACS). Martha starts by sharing her personal and professional journey in the field of natural resources, culminating with her current project related to northern lowland hardwo...

Overview This episode features an interview with Dr. Adrienne Keller, a terrestrial ecosystem ecologist and soil carbon scientist associated with Michigan Tech University and the Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science (NIACS).  In this interview, Adrienne describes her work and interest in above and below ground forest carbon. She starts off by describing the miraculous world of mycorrhizal...

Overview This episode features an interview with Dr. Jake Courkamp, who is a rangeland and weed ecology research scientist at Colorado State University. Jake shares about his experience as a researcher in the field of range science, and how his work supports practitioners in facing ecosystem challenges like weed removal. He justifies the need for active management of weeds in rangelands, and expla...

Overview: For the first episode of this series, we want to introduce who we are and what we do! In this episode I’m joined by Dr. Linda Nagel, who is the co-founder and leader of the Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change (ASCC) Network. First, we discuss Linda’s connection to silviculture, and how the field relates to climate adaptation. We then chat about the Network’s conceptualization, and t...