Fire Ecology Chats

In this episode Aaron and Mike discuss the kind of information LiDAR should aim to capture, and how it’s like watching Looney Tunes through a fuzzy TV. LiDAR is constantly improving, and there’s a LiDAR for you! So tune in to learn more about the latest advancements in terrestrial laser scanning.

Want to see the data from this paper for yourself? Check out the IntELiMon - Interagency Ecosystem Lidar (https://dmsdata.cr.usgs.gov/lidar-monitoring/viewer/), a USGS aero-status center portal. See the 3D pictures in the Points2Pano Project (https://burnpro3d.sdsc.edu/points2pano/?m=Basalarea&plot=CATNF_6022&ts=20240731).

Interested in Fire Ecology, an open-access journal? Want to read some about some top science for free? Visit us here: https://link.springer.com/journal/42408/articles‍ ‍

In this episode Jesse and Heidi discuss social forestry, shared stewardship, and governance networks surrounding wildfire strategies. What’s the ‘good neighbor’ authority, and how can non-profits deal with feast-or-famine funding? Tune in for more puzzle pieces that complete the picture of restoring forest landscapes.

View the Shared Stewardship project page here: https://sites.warnercnr.colostate.edu/courtneyschultz/shared-stewardship/

The Fire Social Science section of Fire Ecology welcomes contributions from any social science discipline and related interdisciplinary research, read the collection here: https://link.springer.com/collections/jbicbhhehc

Interested in Fire Ecology, an open-access journal? Want to read some about some top science for free? Visit us here: https://link.springer.com/journal/42408/articles‍ ‍

In this episode, Alex and Jeff discuss the implications and effects of the proposed recession of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation rule for fire ecologists, managers, and communities. What impact would this have on the WUI, wildlife corridors, and fire risk? Tune in to see what the experts have to say.

Is there a topic related to management or policy you’d like discuss with Jeff on Fire Ecology Chats? Reach out here: [email protected]

Interested in Fire Ecology, an open-access journal? Want to read some about some top science for free? Visit us here: https://link.springer.com/journal/42408/articles‍ ‍

Welcome to Season 2 of Fire Ecology Chats, with our new host Fire Ecology editor Jeff Kane!

In this episode, Bob and Jeff take a walk down memory lane, give us a peek under the hood at what it's like to be Editor-in-Chief at Fire Ecology, and share the key to success for graduates and early-career scientists.

Interested in Fire Ecology, an open-access journal? Want to read some about some top science for free? Visit us here: https://link.springer.com/journal/42408/articles‍ ‍

In Bob's FINAL episode of Fire Ecology Chats, former Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Jennifer Fill about how savanna perennial grasses are like people!

Full journal article can be found at https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42408-026-00495-3

In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Sara Negri about how large wildfires impact the soil in the European Alps.

Full journal article can be found at https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42408-026-00493-5

In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Claire Rapp and Melanie Colavito about how practitioners on the ground can better use wildfire management support tools.

Full journal article can be found at https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42408-026-00484-6

In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Peter Breigenzer and Jay Wason about using terrestrial lidar (TLS) to better understand how forest cover influences understory temperature, relative humidity, and dead fuel moisture in mesic forests in the north-east US.

Full journal article can be found at https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42408-026-00480-w

In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Kaili Brande about how bark can provide protection from fire in Californian oaks.

Full journal article can be found at https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42408-026-00488-2

In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Kyle Merriam about how fire suppression effects species like Baker Cypress.

Full journal article can be found at https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42408-026-00489-1