Maya Khosla is a biologist and writer. She has spent thousands of hours hiking, backpacking, and documenting forests, including post-fire regeneration.

 

Time notes:

00:00:00 Introduction

00:01:07 The message of fire

00:02:00 3 types of traditional fire practice in India.

00:03:22 Rebirth after fires

00:08:00 Intimacy and the effect of hand burning versus machine work on land

00:15:00 Main causes of fires in California

00:18:00 Misunderstandings on preparing one's home in a fire-prone area. Thinking like an ember

00:19:00 Keeping a house safe in a fire and Dr. Jack Cohen

00:21:00 “The Sierra, A History” poem read by Maya Khosla

00:24:00 Decaying forests and close associations

00:29:00 What you see in a newborn forest

00:30:00 Healthy mature forests

00:324:00 Symbiotic elemental collaboration

00:36:00 Wild Elders

00:39:50 Seed places

00:41:04 “The Oak” Poem read by Maya Khosla

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Maya Khosla

https://www.mayakhosla.com/

 

Podcast website & transcripts

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