One of North America’s richest ecosystems, sustained and shaped by Native peoples before European contact, nearly disappeared. A recovery is underway.
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Uncertainty from Washington along with staff and budget cuts have created turmoil for the US Forest Service’s fire management efforts.
For trees, growing to maturity involves much more than just reaching upward.
A study of purple-crowned fairy-wrens offers lessons for fire management along waterways in tropical savanna ecosystems.
Building a culture where fire is respected rather than feared is essential to maintain resilient landscapes.
Dry, windy conditions have fueled destructive wildfires in Texas, Florida and other states in 2022. Understanding these terms can help people in fire-risk areas prepare.
Evidence shows Native Americans in New England lived lightly on the land for thousands of years. It wasn’t until Europeans arrived that the landscape experienced major human impacts.
The Earth may be entering an era in which natural and human-generated fire together are reshaping the planet.
Decades of wildfire suppression have allowed flammable fuels to pile up in US forests. Scientists and managers say careful use of planned fires can reduce risks of large, out-of-control burns.
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Assistant Research Professor and Director, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon
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Professor of Forest and Natural Resource Policy, Colorado State University
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Sr. Associate Vice President for Research and Research Professor, University of Oregon
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Professor, Department of Plant Science, University of Saskatchewan
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Emeritus Professor of Life Sciences, Arizona State University
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Dean of the Harpur College of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Anthropology, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Director of the Southern Fire Exchange, University of Florida
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Postdoctoral research fellow, Monash University
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Professor, Monash University
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Director, Harvard Forest, Harvard University
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Assistant Professor of Forestry, Mississippi State University
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Professor of Environmental Science, Emerson College
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Professor Emeritus of Silviculture and Forest Management, University of Tennessee
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Associate Professor of Ecology, University of Colorado Boulder