As the climate warms, devastating fires are increasingly likely. The 2020 fires pushed the Southern Rockies beyond the historical average. Is there hope for the Northern Rockies?
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Over 50 fire ecologists across the Western U.S. took an unprecedented look at how forests in thousands of locations are recovering from fire in a changing climate. The results were alarming.
From picking the tree to getting it home to setting it up, the choices you make can help it stay fresher – and safer – longer.
Hurricane Michael left a jumbled mess of downed trees. Cleaning it up is even harder than it sounds, and now dead trees are burning.
Many deciduous trees put on a dazzling fall foliage display. But coniferous evergreens hold on to their needles and stay green. A biologist breaks down these different survival strategies.
During its first few decades, this tree is the runt of the rainforest. And then it starts its growth spurt, and can go on to live for millennia.
Australia is home to some of the oldest trees in the world. But how do they live so long?
Restoring habitats have numerous benefits, they can also benefit humanity. But it is for people to be convinced that they can actually do good.
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Professor of Fire Ecology, University of Montana
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Honorary Associate Professor, Forest Measurement and Management, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Professor of Biology, Bowdoin College
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Senior Lecturer in Ecology, Australian National University
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Director of the Southern Fire Exchange, University of Florida
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Research Ecologist, United States Forest Service
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Assistant Professor of Forestry, Mississippi State University
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Montana
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Research Fellow, Southern Cross University
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Distinguished Professor of Conservation Ecology, Stellenbosch University
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Research Scientist in Ecological Transformation, University of Colorado Boulder