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In the past several days, we have bore witness to three separate fires: the Camp, Woolsey, and Hill, rage across both northern and southern California. As the death toll has currently risen to fifty, hundreds remain missing, and over a quarter of a million Californians have been forced to evacuate. We begin this week by offering our hearts to all the people who are impacted by these fires.
This week Dr. Chad Hanson, a forest and fire ecologist with the John Muir Project, joins us. Dr. Hanson is a member of the Sierra Club’s National Board of Directors and he holds a Ph.D. in ecology from the University of California at Davis, with a research focus on fire ecology in conifer forest ecosystems. He is the co-editor and co-author of the 2015 book, “The Ecological Importance of Mixed-Severity Fires: Nature’s Phoenix.”
Studies published by Dr. Hanson cover topics such as: habitat selection of rare wildlife species associated with habitat created by high-severity fire; post-fire conifer responses and adaptations; fire history; and current fire patterns.
Join us during this difficult week to learn about what happens in a post fire habitat, why fire is an ecological treasure, not a disaster, how significantly climate change will impact wildfires, and why both politicians and the United States Forest Service have a vested interest in spreading misinformation when it comes to forest management.
Featuring:
Chad Hanson, Ayana Young.
Credits:
Ayana Young
Andrew Storrs
