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Wildland fire ecologist working with Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities in western North America to build a healthy, resilient environment for future generations.
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University teachers’ association warns Canadian academics against travelling to the United States The Canadian Association of University Teachers warns Canadian academics could be searched and detained over their political views at US border

Nice company. Good article to share widely.

There's lots wrong with this research and how it's being presented. As soon as I see mistaken use of terminology ("prescribed forest fires") I get nervous and concerned. phys.org/news/2025-04...

#ClimateCriminals Vs #RealHeroes of #ClimateAction.

Firefighters don’t expect electeds to be part of the culture, but it would help if they tried to respect it. This is absolute disrespect and it’s another pro-cancer move by this crew.

Good, in-depth article. Let’s get some of that funding to Tribes in the southern Sierra, too! ictnews.org/news/cultura...

My God. Our institutions are just not built to deal with far-right, disinformation, democracy-attacking groups.

‘Some of the UK's rarest wildlife is being "torched alive" & pushed closer to extinction after weeks of intense grass fires, conservationists have warned. They include endangered birds like hen harriers & water voles, which are now the UK's fastest declining mammal.’ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

New paper linking persistent high pressure systems to extreme fire weather and wildfire activity across Europe: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

TOMORROW! There's still time to register: 1pm - Introductions and talk by John Mills of @watchduty.org 2pm - A look ahead at the 2025 Fire Season in CA with @climate-guy.bsky.social 2:15pm - Mitigating smoke with Dr. Sandie Ha 2:30pm - Q&A with all speakers MEDIA is welcome. Please join us!

An important message from a fellow thought leader in fire and one of the most passionate speakers I know. the-lookout.org/2025/04/05/w...

UK may be on track to see worst year for wildfires, data shows 2025: *already* 2nd worst year on record by area burned and number of fires Area nearly the size of Edinburgh already been scorched in UK since the start of year - ⬆️ from same period in 2024 buff.ly/huu5sEe

“In all cases except the increased wildfire scenario, our results suggest society would be better off protecting old-growth than logging it....” the report says. Unfortunately we are looking at nothing but increased wildfire. www.timescolonist.com/islander/pro...

Trump said cuts wouldn’t affect public safety. Then he fired hundreds of workers who help fight wildfires. #Climate

Do not obey

"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work. snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...

Climate change continued to have unpredictable impacts on wildfire in 2024. Unexpected shifts, like the Americas producing 40% of C emissions (normally it's <25%), and anomalous events, like the fatal Feb '24 Chile fire or the Pantanal wetlands burning, occur more often.

This opportunity goes away if we vote for Poilievre #cdnpoli

“Viewing fire as a medicine, this method of burning forests and grasslands — what are today known as prescribed, controlled, cultural or traditional burns — also limited the threat of devastating wildfires blazing out of control.” indiginews.com/features/cul...

The Forgotten Dystopian Vision That Explains Trump’s Canada Obsession newrepublic.com/article/1933... via @newrepublic.com “Trump’s approach: dominance of great powers, conditionality of alliances, weaponization of trade, irrelevance of institutions, and personalization of diplomacy.” #OCanada

In rural areas with the greatest wildfire risk, 35% of people living in those areas are over the age of 60. The number of older people exposed to wildfire risk is expected to increase as populations grow older and as wildfire increases in frequency and intensity. www.ers.usda.gov/publications...

Just in time for hurricane season.

Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program staff and program axed by #Trump and #Elon.

#tariffs #fucktrump www.cnn.com/business/liv...

INVESTIGATION: A broken system is keeping California homes underinsured. Millions have no idea they’re at risk My colleagues @meganmunce.bsky.social and @susien.bsky.social have worked on this story for months. If you're a homeowner in California, please read this story.

Sen. Mitch McConnell privately indicated to Sen. Tim Kaine he would back the Virginia Democrat’s resolution to undo Trump’s Canada tariffs. Kaine told reporters today that the former GOP leader told him he would back Kaine’s resolution, which will get a vote on the Senate floor Wednesday evening.

Finney believes we still don't implement some of the basics that could limit the flames, like clearing away dead and dry vegetation with more prescribed burns — including near urban areas. www.cbsnews.com/news/los-ang...

Drone footage shows a "sea of fire" surrounding roads in South Korea as people drive by.

Why revolutions start

This is about to be the BIGGEST BRAIN DRAIN the US has ever experienced. It is going to decimate universities, industry, patents and tech - as well as society, culture, American Nobels, reputation and *economic attractiveness* for investors. Trump has purposely put us into a "vicious spiral."

Hohoho. Nice.

Block block don’t interact! #ElbowsUp

Looking into how the law hinders cultural fire in Australia woodcentral.com.au/fire-country...

Study finds nearly half of 1,300 landslides that occurred during B.C.'s November 2021 atmospheric river event started in areas burned by wildfire or disturbed by logging. www.biv.com/news/nearly-...

Meanwhile, Lytton BC, which burned to the ground in 2021, and is not a wealthy community, has barely started the process of rebuilding. Fire recovery is still severely hampered by social injustice. www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...

PacifiCorp said yesterday that the OR Department of Forestry investigation exonerated its power lines from being cause of widespread destruction in the Santiam Canyon. It's true to a point. But I went deeper to show what the report was missing. www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/l...

This is one of the first documentaries out on the LA fires and from a great team. Well worth watching in full and an important discussion of how these fires are urban firestorms, not really wildland fires. And therefore the measures to prevent them are different. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiX9...

Congress-approved raises for wildland firefighters - as large as 42%, along with up to $9k/yr for incident response pay. From the Mountain West News Bureau's @murphywoodhouse.bsky.social (w/ @boisestatepublicradio.org) - www.boisestatepublicradio.org/politics-gov...

Interesting article from "Fire Ecology," @afe-fireecology.bsky.social's journal. fireecology.springeropen.com/articles/10.... #firescience #prescribedfire #RxFire

State farm CA insurance rate hike of 22% approved! #climaterisk www.wsj.com/finance/cali...