U Montana PaleoEcology & Fire Ecology Lab

Forest and fire ecology in the context of environmental change

[U Montana PaleoEcology & Fire Ecology Lab @PaleoEcologyLab]

Alaska field work for collaborative @NSF proj., #BorealFireFeedbacks: postdoc Buzz Nanavati, UG Tess Jarden, & @PhilipHiguera on rafts (@FCFCMontana); postdoc @k8rhayes (@CUDenver) & PhD student (& drone pilot) Lauren Lad (@WarnerCollege) on shore. Landscape burned 3x since 1953!

[PNAS Nexus @PNASNexus]

An analysis of 15,001 wildfires across 11 US Western states shows a 246% rise in buildings lost to wildfires between 1999–2009 and 2010–2020. Human-caused ignitions and construction in flammable areas were key drivers of the trend. In PNAS Nexus: https://t.co/ahJETI1Pi4

[U Montana PaleoEcology & Fire Ecology Lab @PaleoEcologyLab]

Coming up on one year ago...but we'll pin this one at the top of the feed for a while:

[Phys.org Biology @physorg_biology]

New research chronicles #forestrecovery after Montana's 2017 fire season https://t.co/olEvaLvyve https://t.co/sI6iFBJ0dI

[Kyra Clark-Wolf @Kyra_DWolf]

@PhilipHiguera beat me to getting the word out on this... But I'm excited to share my second paper from my dissertation, out in Forest Ecology and Management last week! If you love baby trees as much as I do (who doesn't?) - stay tuned. A thread... https://t.co/13lj2sf5pE

[Northern Rockies Fire Science @NRfirescience]

Our latest research brief is out! "Wildfire effects on microclimate conditions and tree regeneration in mixed conifer forests" with @Kyra_DWolf and @PhilipHiguera.
Find it here: https://t.co/dcHPm78wfs

[Chris Roos @croos_SMU]

What happens when 80+ fire scientists across disciplines put their heads together? A vision of transdisciplinary fire science for the anthropocene. Led by @JacquelynShuman @DrBalch @waterbarnes @PhilipHiguera @DylanSchwilk @DrWKID

https://t.co/WHzWerkXbZ

[U Montana PaleoEcology & Fire Ecology Lab @PaleoEcologyLab]

#ClimateChange is increasing burning across the West & making it harder for tree regeneration after #wildfires. Where are #forests most vulnerable to loss? Answers in new work by Dr. Kim Davis, w/@PhilipHiguera @SolomonMT @GrumpyUncleSean @climate_guy Dr. M. Rother @ThomasTVeblen

[University of Montana @umontana]

New UM research highlights how continuing climate change and wildfires could reduce ponderosa pine and Douglas-fir forests across the Rocky Mountain West. https://t.co/AVtD4jSU7W

[U Montana PaleoEcology & Fire Ecology Lab @PaleoEcologyLab]

On Wed. June 10th we're pausing research & supporting
colleagues who #Strike4BlackLives #ShutDownSTEM, #ShutDownAcademia, to work towards ending racial injustice and engage in academia’s core mission to build a better society for everyone.

[U Montana PaleoEcology & Fire Ecology Lab @PaleoEcologyLab]

Congratulations to former Lab member @tylerhoecker for publishing the second paper from his MS thesis, out now in "early view" in @ESAEcology! It is a great accomplishment to publish two papers from your MS! 🙌🔬🔥🚁🚣
@UMCFC @umontana

[U Montana PaleoEcology & Fire Ecology Lab @PaleoEcologyLab]

For the last two months, we've been having Lab meetings via Zoom...like so many lab groups across the country. Today it felt awesome to be able to have an in-person Lab meeting and lunch, with plenty of room for physical distancing, in Bonner Park, Missoula!😁 @UMCFC @umontana

[U Montana PaleoEcology & Fire Ecology Lab @PaleoEcologyLab]

#BigBurnsProject

[U Montana PaleoEcology & Fire Ecology Lab @PaleoEcologyLab]

Some photos of field work from this past summer! here we are collecting sediment cores from St. Joe Lake and Bacon Lake in northern Idaho. @UMCFC

[U Montana PaleoEcology & Fire Ecology Lab @PaleoEcologyLab]

Here's the link to Dr. Kim Davis' webinar from earlier this week: https://t.co/jhYNYz9Ewv https://t.co/jhYNYz9Ewv

[U Montana PaleoEcology & Fire Ecology Lab @PaleoEcologyLab]

Want to learn more about post-fire tree regeneration? Tune in to this upcoming webinar by Dr. Kim Davis, Tue. May 7, 12:00-1:00 PM MDT: "Climatic controls on post-fire regeneration and growth in ponderosa pine and Douglas-fir."... https://t.co/TVoSWDkSrf

[U Montana PaleoEcology & Fire Ecology Lab @PaleoEcologyLab]

Congratulations to Lacey Hankin for her 2nd publication from her MS thesis, out this week in @ESAEcosphere, including @PhilipHiguera, Kim Davis, and @SolomonMT @UMCFC @PaleoEcologyLab https://t.co/AJPyF5QxFk W.A. Franke College of Forestry... https://t.co/AJPyF5QxFk

[U Montana PaleoEcology & Fire Ecology Lab @PaleoEcologyLab]

Great piece on Montana Public Radio last week, on Kim Davis' recently published paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, including context by Andrew Larson! W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation, University of Montana... https://t.co/MWkUyRuhMh

[U Montana PaleoEcology & Fire Ecology Lab @PaleoEcologyLab]

This is a great interview with post-doc Kim Davis, on our recent paper in PNAS. Kim's interview starts c. 8 min.
https://t.co/sQjQAUGWgu https://t.co/sQjQAUGWgu

[U Montana PaleoEcology & Fire Ecology Lab @PaleoEcologyLab]

A big congrats to post doc Kim Davis, for her new paper out this week in @PNAS! Three yr ago, most of the 2935 seedlings sampled & aged for this study had no idea of their future: they reveal how climate is making it... https://t.co/v7wRn76YZt

[U Montana PaleoEcology & Fire Ecology Lab @PaleoEcologyLab]

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