The collective analyses clearly show strong support for the publication's emphasis on active forest management, such as prescribed burns and thinning, with posts referencing scientific papers like Prichard et al. 2021, and advocating for policy shifts. The tone is investigative and assertive, reflecting a high level of engagement and belief in the importance of science-guided actions for ecological resilience.
AgreementStrong agreement
Most discussions highlight support for science-based forest management strategies, emphasizing prescribed burns and active interventions as effective solutions.
InterestHigh interest
Posts demonstrate high interest, sharing detailed summaries, linking to key papers, storymaps, and emphasizing the urgency of adapting forest management to climate change.
EngagementHigh engagement
The discussions are in-depth, referencing specific research, advocating for policy changes, and critiquing current government strategies, indicating deep engagement.
ImpactHigh impact
The overall tone suggests these discussions aim to influence policy and public opinion, promoting proactive fire management and ecological restoration as vital responses to climate change.
Abstract in brief
The article reviews science-based strategies for adapting Western North American forests to climate change and wildfires, emphasizing active management techniques like fire regime restoration, forest thinning, and prescribed burns.
It addresses common questions and misconceptions regarding fire exclusion, forest thinning, the role of wildfires, and the scale of wildfire challenges, advocating for proactive, science-supported management actions.
Overall, the authors argue that long-term ecological, social, and cultural benefits of strategies like prescribed burning and active intervention outweigh the risks of fire suppression, helping forests adapt to changing conditions.
So timely! w all the #wildfire in Canada & air quality concerns on the east coast, super relevant info
Jun 9, 2023 · 245 likes · 30 shares · 17,813 followersView post →
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Semafor
@semafor · X
To restore healthy forests and mitigate the destruction of wildfires, scientists urge lawmakers to embrace prescribed burns. But elected officials aren't always comfortable with the risk of unintended consequences.
Watch the full video: https://t.co/VKpSpLNUy2 https://t.co/UkxzFmSMly
Jun 8, 2023 · 27 likes · 17 shares · 72,259 followersView post →
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Bill Tripp
@CulturalFire · X
Indigenous fire cultures have experienced thousands of years of learning to live with fire. Todays governance systems around fire, liability, economics, and risk based decision making is a leading cause of the fire effects we see today. https://t.co/1Z0ccZcKq9
Jun 9, 2023 · 16 likes · 9 shares · 2,954 followersView post →
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joe posner
@joeposner · X
The haze making the northeast experience a taste of how bad things get out west is a great time to watch this newest episode of our series “the agenda” — because the way the US fighting forest fires is mostly… wrong. https://t.co/dhlfwhmTqS
Jun 7, 2023 · 14 likes · 7 shares · 6,629 followersView post →
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GrumpyUncleSean
@grumpyunclesean.bsky.social · Bluesky
Check out this awesome StoryMap about adapting western US forests to climate change and wildfires.
It provides a nice overview of this
Smokey the Bear was wrong about wildfires. Scientists emphasize prescribed burns and active management to restore forest health, reduce the severity of mega-fires, and adapt to climate change impacts in western North…
Wildfires and climate change pose increasing challenges. Dr. Susan Prichard discusses using prescribed burns, forest thinning, and active management to help forests adapt and reduce wildfire risks amid changing climate…
"Smokey the Bear was wrong about wildfires. To restore healthy forests and mitigate the destructive power of wildfires, scientists urge lawmakers and foresters to embrace prescribed burns." - Semafor
https://t.co/ouEYppXxgy
@Riptide360 @oregoncitizen_ @fovillian_67 Forest management, very complicated, read this report, there are no pictures and allot of words, so you probably won't even try.
Most of us are not climate change deniers, we understand this planets climate has been changing since day One!
https://t.co/MRh1S1x087
Not This
fun july 4 fact, over a thousand wildfires will probably start today, the sharp peak of the year. https://t.co/I9hpVP2kLD
the government has put aside billions to fight them... the wrong way. watch @semafor's video here: https://t.co/dhlfwhmTqS
View this vid about fighting #wildfires with fire by @semafor https://t.co/eZH3TIhS3o & learn about @PacificForest Trust's work restoring #fire and #climate resilience https://t.co/9lQ5fsYkrK
Jun 16, 2023 · 2 likes · 1 share · 3,605 followersView post →
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LYDIA ARANDA PRESIDENT CHICANOS POR LA CAUSA (fmr)
@USMCAmericas · X
RT @semafor:
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Doug _ _ Heiken
@doug__h · X
We’ve been fighting wildfires wrong. Time to fight fire with fire. https://t.co/qHOT3rUzeE
Jun 13, 2023 · 24 shares · 1,384 followersView post →
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Julian
@thejulianlim · X
RT @semafor: Many western forests need frequent, low-severity wildfires to thrive. But elected officials aren't always comfortable with the…
Jun 12, 2023 · 4 shares · 460 followersView post →
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Patrick Gonzalez
@pgonzaleztweet · X
https://t.co/6KphfzQPar, @paulhessburg
https://t.co/ovoqATRXmJ, Prichard et al.
https://t.co/g3aW8LpwuQ, Stephens et al.
https://t.co/Hc6wymJhQX, @ponzaleztweet
https://t.co/bsMwchk3oa, @grumpyunclesean
https://t.co/TOJDNItctA, North et al.
https://t.co/4SaIzliSlJ, Stephens et al
Jun 11, 2023 · 1 like · 1 share · 914 followersView post →
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gina chua
@GinaSKChua · X
RT @semafor: Many western forests need frequent, low-severity wildfires to thrive. But elected officials aren't always comfortable with the…
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Glizzy Gobbler
@v60luvr · X
RT @semafor: Many western forests need frequent, low-severity wildfires to thrive. But elected officials aren't always comfortable with the…
RT @semafor: Many western forests need frequent, low-severity wildfires to thrive. But elected officials aren't always comfortable with the…
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Skye Richards
@skyerich_luna · X
RT @semafor: To restore healthy forests and mitigate the destruction of wildfires, scientists urge lawmakers to embrace prescribed burns. B…
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Anne Stanton
@TalesOfStrength · X
RT @semafor: To restore healthy forests and mitigate the destruction of wildfires, scientists urge lawmakers to embrace prescribed burns. B…
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Semafor
@semafor · X
Many western forests need frequent, low-severity wildfires to thrive. But elected officials aren't always comfortable with the risks.
Watch the full video: https://t.co/VKpSpLNmIu https://t.co/BpgbIiM7zN
Jun 11, 2023 · 6 likes · 4 shares · 72,259 followersView post →
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Vivian Price
@hilda77 · X
RT @semafor:
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the salamander horde
@salamanderhorde · X
RT @semafor: To restore healthy forests and mitigate the destruction of wildfires, scientists urge lawmakers to embrace prescribed burns. B…
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Taylor Marsh
@taylormarsh · X
RT @semafor: Many western forests need frequent, low-severity wildfires to thrive. But in the 20th century, the US government vowed to put…
Jun 10, 2023 · 3 shares · 4,306 followersView post →
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Steve Clemons
@SCClemons · X
RT @semafor: Many western forests need frequent, low-severity wildfires to thrive. But in the 20th century, the US government vowed to put…
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Stephani Shelton
@stephanishelton · X
RT @semafor: Many western forests need frequent, low-severity wildfires to thrive. But in the 20th century, the US government vowed to put…
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Semafor
@semafor · X
Many western forests need frequent, low-severity wildfires to thrive. But in the 20th century, the US government vowed to put out all forest fires and outlawed traditional burning by indigenous peoples.
Watch the full video: https://t.co/VKpSpLNmIu https://t.co/hJc2SEp4oq
Jun 10, 2023 · 6 likes · 3 shares · 72,259 followersView post →
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Darren Yung - @penphoe@mstdn.ca
@penphoe · X
RT @semafor:
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BenB
@v17us · X
RT @CulturalFire: Indigenous fire cultures have experienced thousands of years of learning to live with fire. Todays governance systems aro…
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Mann Made Cinema
@Hotshot_Movie · X
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Celestial Blue
@gpr_callaway · X
RT @Scholar_Melinda: So timely! w all the #wildfire in Canada & air quality concerns on the east coast, super relevant info
Jun 9, 2023 · 30 shares · 612 followersView post →
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vaccines are safe
@YtTrshAcademic · X
RT @Scholar_Melinda: So timely! w all the #wildfire in Canada & air quality concerns on the east coast, super relevant info
Jun 9, 2023 · 30 shares · 384 followersView post →
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nic
@NicolePrice10 · X
RT @semafor:
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Timothy Stinson
@StinsonTimothy · X
RT @Scholar_Melinda: So timely! w all the #wildfire in Canada & air quality concerns on the east coast, super relevant info
Jun 9, 2023 · 30 shares · 731 followersView post →
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antonio taylor
@funkchild75 · X
RT @Scholar_Melinda: So timely! w all the #wildfire in Canada & air quality concerns on the east coast, super relevant info
Jun 9, 2023 · 30 shares · 331 followersView post →
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M. Oliver
@sameo416 · X
RT @Scholar_Melinda: So timely! w all the #wildfire in Canada & air quality concerns on the east coast, super relevant info
Jun 9, 2023 · 30 shares · 8,604 followersView post →
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Jose Gutierrez
@JoseG1798 · X
RT @Scholar_Melinda: So timely! w all the #wildfire in Canada & air quality concerns on the east coast, super relevant info
Jun 9, 2023 · 30 shares · 927 followersView post →
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Dr. Melinda Adams
@Scholar_Melinda · X
So timely! w all the #wildfire in Canada & air quality concerns on the east coast, super relevant info
Jun 9, 2023 · 245 likes · 30 shares · 17,813 followersView post →
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ruby
@kusratamha · X
RT @CulturalFire: Indigenous fire cultures have experienced thousands of years of learning to live with fire. Todays governance systems aro…
RT @semafor: We’ve been fighting wildfires wrong.
Watch the full video: https://t.co/VKpSpLNmIu https://t.co/Sl0vkmW02d
Jun 9, 2023 · 3 shares · 6,629 followersView post →
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Bill Tripp
@CulturalFire · X
Indigenous fire cultures have experienced thousands of years of learning to live with fire. Todays governance systems around fire, liability, economics, and risk based decision making is a leading cause of the fire effects we see today. https://t.co/1Z0ccZcKq9
Jun 9, 2023 · 16 likes · 9 shares · 2,954 followersView post →
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Jim Savell⚖️
@JimSavell · X
RT @semafor: We’ve been fighting wildfires wrong.
Watch the full video: https://t.co/VKpSpLNmIu https://t.co/Sl0vkmW02d
RT @semafor: To restore healthy forests and mitigate the destruction of wildfires, scientists urge lawmakers to embrace prescribed burns. B…
Jun 8, 2023 · 17 shares · 38,206 followersView post →
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Benjy Sarlin
@BenjySarlin · X
RT @semafor: To restore healthy forests and mitigate the destruction of wildfires, scientists urge lawmakers to embrace prescribed burns. B…
Jun 8, 2023 · 17 shares · 122,963 followersView post →
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Ben Smith
@semaforben · X
RT @semafor: To restore healthy forests and mitigate the destruction of wildfires, scientists urge lawmakers to embrace prescribed burns. B…
Jun 8, 2023 · 17 shares · 317,490 followersView post →
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Gina Chon
@GinaChon · X
RT @semafor: To restore healthy forests and mitigate the destruction of wildfires, scientists urge lawmakers to embrace prescribed burns. B…
Jun 8, 2023 · 17 shares · 5,435 followersView post →
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Jacqueline Hazelton drjlhazelton.bsky.social
@DrJLHazelton · X
RT @semafor: To restore healthy forests and mitigate the destruction of wildfires, scientists urge lawmakers to embrace prescribed burns. B…
Jun 8, 2023 · 17 shares · 4,092 followersView post →
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joe posner
@joeposner · X
RT @semafor: To restore healthy forests and mitigate the destruction of wildfires, scientists urge lawmakers to embrace prescribed burns. B…
Jun 8, 2023 · 17 shares · 6,629 followersView post →
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Jim Savell⚖️
@JimSavell · X
RT @semafor: To restore healthy forests and mitigate the destruction of wildfires, scientists urge lawmakers to embrace prescribed burns. B…
Jun 8, 2023 · 17 shares · 449 followersView post →
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Semafor
@semafor · X
To restore healthy forests and mitigate the destruction of wildfires, scientists urge lawmakers to embrace prescribed burns. But elected officials aren't always comfortable with the risk of unintended consequences.
Watch the full video: https://t.co/VKpSpLNUy2 https://t.co/UkxzFmSMly
Jun 8, 2023 · 27 likes · 17 shares · 72,259 followersView post →
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Steve Clemons
@SCClemons · X
RT @semafor:
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Semafor
@semafor · X
RT @joeposner: .@RoKhanna's not wrong about climate, but I haven't heard any politician bold enough to actually listen to scientists on how…
Jun 8, 2023 · 1 share · 72,259 followersView post →
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joe posner
@joeposner · X
.@RoKhanna's not wrong about climate, but I haven't heard any politician bold enough to actually listen to scientists on how to fight wildfire most effectively rather than waste the funding. Watch @cadamole's fantastic piece on this here: https://t.co/p0Ghv5EsMq https://t.co/XUwmW7B8Xj
Jun 8, 2023 · 2 likes · 1 share · 6,629 followersView post →
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joe posner
@joeposner · X
RT @joeposner: Wildfires are getting worse. The IRA put $2 Billion toward fighting them. One little problem: the government is pursuing a f…
Jun 7, 2023 · 1 share · 6,629 followersView post →
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joe posner
@joeposner · X
Wildfires are getting worse. The IRA put $2 Billion toward fighting them. One little problem: the government is pursuing a flawed strategy. https://t.co/4DUro8hLEQ https://t.co/EmYFzz5Cwi
Jun 7, 2023 · 1 share · 6,629 followersView post →
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dazzlingreene
@dazzlingreene · X
RT @joeposner: The northeast is blanketed with wildfire haze, incredible new episode of our series The Agenda from @cadamole with a simple…
RT @joeposner: The haze making the northeast experience a taste of how bad things get out west is a great time to watch this newest episode…
Jun 7, 2023 · 7 shares · 72,259 followersView post →
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joe posner
@joeposner · X
The haze making the northeast experience a taste of how bad things get out west is a great time to watch this newest episode of our series “the agenda” — because the way the US fighting forest fires is mostly… wrong. https://t.co/dhlfwhmTqS
Jun 7, 2023 · 14 likes · 7 shares · 6,629 followersView post →
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Jenna Moon
@_jennamoon · X
RT @semafor:
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SemaforComms
@SemaforComms · X
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Tim McDonnell
@timmcdonnell · X
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Justin B. Smith
@Justin_B_Smith · X
RT @semafor:
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Semafor
@semafor · X
RT @joeposner: The northeast is blanketed with wildfire haze, incredible new episode of our series The Agenda from @cadamole with a simple…
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Ben Smith
@semaforben · X
RT @semafor:
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maggie fischer
@Maggie_Fisch · X
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Joseph Zeballos-Roig
@josephzeballos · X
RT @semafor:
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Kamscan
@Kamscan · X
RT @ThomasforBC: Let's start with this fact sheet written by Dr. Pritchard from her 2021 paper "Adapting western North American forests to…
May 30, 2023 · 2 shares · 20,650 followersView post →
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Jesse Chilton
@jchilton666 · X
RT @ThomasforBC: Let's start with this fact sheet written by Dr. Pritchard from her 2021 paper "Adapting western North American forests to…
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@tmartyparty.bsky.social
@ThomasforBC · X
Let's start with this fact sheet written by Dr. Pritchard from her 2021 paper "Adapting western North American forests to climate change and wildfires: Ten common questions" https://t.co/5cOF2vGXU1
May 30, 2023 · 10 likes · 2 shares · 2,114 followersView post →
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Eco-land lab
@ecolandlab · X
Adapting western North American forests to climate change and wildfires: 10 common questions - Prichard - 2021 - Ecological Applications - Wiley Online Library https://t.co/4Z5ocvmBCF
@TonyExum @Cutter4Colorado Forest thinning “can lead to increased surface wind speed and fuel heating, which allows for increased rates of fire spread in thinned forests.” --Adapting western North American forests to climate change and wildfires, Ecological Applications, 2021
@LDahlkemper @Cutter4Colorado @TonyExum Forest thinning “can lead to increased surface wind speed and fuel heating, which allows for increased rates of fire spread in thinned forests.” --Adapting western North American forests to climate change and wildfires, Ecological Applications, 2021
@EFrost_Wildwood So, I would characterize the science you are citing, salvage logging is always bad, as the old paradigm in the face of new conditions. See Prichard et al 2021 Adapting western North American forests to climate change and wildfires: 10 common questions
https://t.co/8faIC4xb2H
Adapting western North American forests to climate change and wildfires: 10 common questions https://t.co/4Z5ocvmBCF
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Forest Maven
@ForestMaven · X
@NakMakFeegle @MichaelWWara But in many cases you can't run fire through without some thinning. Check out the 10 Common Questions paper https://t.co/1nFdTPN7aA
You've probably read the paper "Adapting western North American forests to climate change and wildfires: 10 common questions" https://t.co/bxlnPjy2IO by Prichard et al.
@SustainableNW developed a story map to go along with it. Nice outreach tool:
https://t.co/fc09mphX3R
Here's an excellent storymap adaptation of Pritchard et al. 2021 "Adapting western North American forests to climate change and wildfires: 10 common questions," https://t.co/dvAloQdAKI https://t.co/T1Zr1Q79ow
New storymap by @SustainableNW puts findings from Prichard et al.'s Ecological Applications article into visual format with added pics, maps, and examples.
Original article here: https://t.co/ITLdZyZuBM https://t.co/TQt02bpo1h
RT @SustainableNW: Check out this new storymap based on findings from "Adapting Western North American forests to climate change and wildfi…
Mar 30, 2022 · 3 shares · 2,540 followersView post →
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SustainableNorthwest
@SustainableNW · X
Check out this new storymap based on findings from "Adapting Western North American forests to climate change and wildfires: 10 common questions," published in Ecological Applications (December 2021).
Mar 24, 2022 · 3 likes · 3 shares · 1,169 followersView post →
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bike rider
@meddeviceeng · X
RT @ThomasforBC: Eg in "Adapting western North American forests to climate change and wildfires: 10 common questions"
the authors recommend…
Eg in "Adapting western North American forests to climate change and wildfires: 10 common questions"
the authors recommend thin + rxburn as good management option.
If you read into, it's because thinning alone often leaves behind surface fuel
https://t.co/kTS8q22Emv https://t.co/MCB1bxA1Qz
Jan 27, 2022 · 2 likes · 1 share · 2,114 followersView post →
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@tmartyparty.bsky.social
@ThomasforBC · X
This was extremely useful for my work for two reasons:
1) Scientists are telling us we need to move beyond just clearing areas around homes. Eg "beyond the doughnut" See https://t.co/YHtZexOkdk
@EFrost_Wildwood @DanMathewsPNW @wildland_zko @pyrogeog Many such analyses exist. Sure, more wouldn't hurt! But you can start with references here:
https://t.co/3U2PK5DDTr
@KCmacaulay @JudyThomasNor @KCmacaulay don't forget the ecological importance of reducing burn severity.
We often think of fuel treatments for the direct benefit to human life and safety but forget the ecological benefits & and how we benefit from those.
https://t.co/YHtZexOkdk https://t.co/jB3OqvP1Pl
I highly recommend reading, among other articles, Prichard, S. J., et al. 2021. Adapting western North American forests to climate change and wildfires:
10 common questions. Ecological Applications 00(00):e02433. 10.1002/eap.2433
RT @ThomasforBC: And for those interested, here's some recent research on fuel management which is directly applicable to BC:
https://t.co…
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@tmartyparty.bsky.social
@ThomasforBC · X
And for those interested, here's some recent research on fuel management which is directly applicable to BC:
https://t.co/YHtZexOkdk
Oct 12, 2021 · 3 likes · 1 share · 2,114 followersView post →
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CAfirescience
@CaFireScience · X
A new fact sheet from the Ecological Restoration Institute summarizes the journal article “Adapting Western North American Forests to Climate Change and Wildfires: Ten Common Questions.” https://t.co/cSDRLDVrV0 https://t.co/TqNeN1rDT1
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@tmartyparty.bsky.social
@ThomasforBC · X
Or this summary article by @SusanPrichard10 @firebobbc et al where they answer the question:
'Is post-fire management needed or even ecologically justified?'
Short answer: It depends, but usually no.
https://t.co/YHtZexOkdk
Adapting western North American forests to climate change and wildfires: ten common questions - Prichard - - Ecological Applications - Wiley Online Library https://t.co/EH2wuShdJw
I should share the paper!
Great work by @SusanPrichard10
@KealaHagmann @Tsuga11 @MatthewHurteau @zazoolka
@pyrogeog @GrumpyUncleSean @stevensjt @LarissaYocom @firebobbc et al!
https://t.co/lHdYnH674s
The article misportrays the consensus in fire science: "Consensus among scientists who study the intersection of forest management and wildfire for a living can be hard to find"
This despite citing a review by many of the top fire scientists in N America:
https://t.co/FWt61yUAIv
This paper answers pretty much all of the questions that have been asked challenging forest restoration in Western U.S. #restoration #forests #climate
https://t.co/dUh5ZYOse4
@AdamAton For those interested, here is a roundup of current scientific thinking on some of the same questions.. by some of the leaders in the field. Answers to "ten common questions" https://t.co/hJc1YgQxXd
Word. Start here: https://t.co/3U2PK5m31T https://t.co/eEH1sDbBVS
Aug 6, 2021 · 7 likes · 1 share · 1,449 followersView post →
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Dynamic Ecos Lab
@DEaL_Lab · X
New paper by @SusanPrichard10 et al. is a thorough and much-needed review of the state of the science of climate-adaptive forest management in the western US https://t.co/K1bBLEccY9
crowfoot Mike McGuire Fern Creek Here is the paper that we can all agree with. https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley. com/doi/10.1002/eap.2433 Go to https:// ...