We live surrounded by fire-dependent forests. Our forests systems evolved with fire, some more than others. Fire is part of what we experience. There's also no doubt climate change is influencing fire severity and the length of the fire season. There's lots of talk about fires, forest management, and what we can do. Some of the discussion is helpful, some ill-informed, some science-based, some not so much. Here we provide some smart and at times provocative opinion pieces and articles that help shed light on the interplay between forests and fire and global warming and us. It's complicated.
First, check out the just-released Montana Climate Assessment. See especially the chapter on Forests.
The Missoulian (Oct 8) reports: More logging and thinning to battle wildfires may just burn taxpayers dollars
We also really appreciate this new-ish website: TREESOURCE.org, especially this article:
Headwaters Economics has a new and timely study, as reported by Montana Public Radio:
And a few more:
SMOKE. The smoke from wildfires has real health impacts. Here is Missoula County Air Quality Specialist Sarah Coefield's opinion piece from the Washington Post. Montana residents are desperate for clean air, and they're calling me
And in case you missed this, Amy Cilimburg weighs in. Montana voices: preparing Missoula for a fiery, smokey future that is here
BEETLES. They're part of a story too. There's a beetle - climate connection of course. Great work by University of Montana's Diana Six
First, check out the just-released Montana Climate Assessment. See especially the chapter on Forests.
- The Missoula Current (Sept 20) has a recap: Montana Climate Assessment: warmer temps, lower snowpack, longer growing season.
- The Missoula Current (Sept 25) has a recap of this section: Scientists: Weakened by past management, Montana forests face effects of climate change.
- Three of the authors of the Assessment penned an op-ed that is fantastic:Wildfires, the smoking gun of western climate change?
The Missoulian (Oct 8) reports: More logging and thinning to battle wildfires may just burn taxpayers dollars
We also really appreciate this new-ish website: TREESOURCE.org, especially this article:
Headwaters Economics has a new and timely study, as reported by Montana Public Radio:
And a few more:
- Chasing the Flame: does media coverage of wildfire probe deep enough
- The science of fighting wildfires gets a satellite boost.
- A perspective from a long time firefighter
SMOKE. The smoke from wildfires has real health impacts. Here is Missoula County Air Quality Specialist Sarah Coefield's opinion piece from the Washington Post. Montana residents are desperate for clean air, and they're calling me
And in case you missed this, Amy Cilimburg weighs in. Montana voices: preparing Missoula for a fiery, smokey future that is here
BEETLES. They're part of a story too. There's a beetle - climate connection of course. Great work by University of Montana's Diana Six
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