Fire Ecology Chats

In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane is joined by three authors from a recent paper describing the Fires of Change collaborative art exhibit which was designed to communicate about shifting fire regimes in the Southwest. Hear from Melanie Colavito, Collin Haffey, and Cari Kimball as they describe the exhibit and its impacts on communicating complex ecological issues...

In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane interviews Marc Castellnou and Marta Miralles with the Catalan Fire and Rescue Service in Spain to learn about their methodology for integrating uncertainty and values into decision-making by wildland firefighters, managers, and responders. Full journal article can be found at https://fireecology.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186...

In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane interviews Monique Wynecoop, an Ecologist with the USDA Forest Service stationed at Colville National Forest, to learn about her research focused on integrating traditional knowledge into fuels treatments to improve adaptive management strategies. Full journal article can be found at https://fireecology.springeropen.com/articles/...

In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane interviews Sarah Flanary, Forester with the USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, to explore the findings of a case study surveying the encroachment of whitebark pine into adjacent lower-elevation sagebrush grasslands and higher-elevation subalpine meadows in southwestern Montana, USA. Full journal article can be...

In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane interviews Jessica Halofsky, USDA Forest Service, and David Peterson, University of Washington, to discuss the key points of their paper that synthesizes understanding of the potential effects of changing climate and fire regimes on Pacific Northwest forests. Full journal article can be found at https://fireecology.springeropen.c...

In this inaugural episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane interviews Morgan Varner, Director of Fire Research and Senior Scientist at Tall Timbers Research Station. Morgan shares the ideas and key messages presented by a team of 20 authors in the recent forum article "Prescribed fire science: the case for a refined research agenda." Full journal article can be found at https:/...