Deeper Learning

Academic Publications

• Front Range Post-Wildfire Tree Regeneration is Far Slower in Low-Density Forests

• Front Range Wildfire Regime Study

Historical and Cultural Fires, Tribal Management and Research Issue in Northern California: Trails, Fires and Tribulations

• Wildfires as an Ecosystem Service

• Wildfire Risk Analysis Should Be Based on Climate Change and Housing Growth

In the News

Climate Science News:

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/03022026/congress-forests-act-wildfire/ 

https://olyclimate.org/2026/01/31/a-logging-bill-masquerading-as-wildfire-protecTuesd 

https://forestdefenders.org/warning-for-the-cop-sustainable-forest-management-is-eliminating-forest-carbon-sinks/

Legal Personhood for Trees

https://www.earthday.org/channel-your-inner-lorax-speak-up-for-the-trees/

Biology Insights: 

Habitat Fragmentation: Causes, Consequences, and Solutions

How Fast Do Wildfires Spread? The Science of Their Speed

Central Oregon Daily:

OSU "firebrands" study examines vegetation embers threat

Ecological Society of America:

Research shows aspen forests slow wildfire spread

Earth Island Journal: 

Logging is the Lead Driver of Carbon Emissions from US Forests

JSTOR Daily:

What Happens to a Tree When It Dies?

Science Insights: 

What Causes Extinction and How It Changes Ecosystems

Shun Waste: 

Logging and Noise Pollution: A Disturbing Reality

Society of Environmental Journalists: 

America's New Wildfire Risk Goes Beyond Forests

Rethinking Forest Management in the Pyrocene

Tyler Arboretum:

The Natural Cycle

Wild Heritage: 

"Active Management" Harms Forests - And It's About to Get a Whole Lot Worse

Wired: 

How Invasive Plants are Fueling California's Wildfire Crisis