Fire Ecology Chats

In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Astrid Sanna, Alina Cansler, and Craig Bienz about evaluating fuel treatments and fire suppression operations through the 2021 Bootleg Fire of South-Central Oregon.Full journal article can be found at https://fireecology.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s42408-025-00387-y

In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Niko Tutland and Andreas Wion about building 3D fuel bed models for next generation fire models.Full journal article can be found at https://fireecology.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s42408-025-00383-2

In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Bruno Aparício and José Pereira about how we can combine linear fuel break networks with fuel treatment mosaics to have a synergistic effect on reducing wildfire.Full journal article can be found at https://fireecology.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s42408-025-00386-z

In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Jonathan Batchelor about exploring how drone-based photogrammetrictry could provide a more complete picture of fire impacts on the forest floor.Full journal article can be found at https://fireecology.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s42408-025-00375-2

In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Jan Holik about detecting our expectations about how trees regenerate after different kinds of disturbances.Full journal article can be found at https://fireecology.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s42408-025-00374-3

In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Scott Franz about using natural ignitions to accomplish objectives like fuels reduction.Full journal article can be found at https://fireecology.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s42408-025-00379-y

In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Alan Taylor and Eric Knapp about 360-degree photography can help people immersively explore areas previous to fire exclusion. Virtual Reality tour of the ‘Variable Density Thinning’ study on the Stanislaus-Tuolumne Experimental Forest https://chorophronesis.geog.psu.edu/virtualexperiences/StanislausWebsite/indexSummer2022.html 360-degree imagery from Beaver Creek Pinery, CA https://ishiwildfire.geog.psu.edu/360-degree imagery from Sierra de San Pedro Mártir, Mexico https://sspm.geog.psu.edu/Full journal article can be found at https://fireecology.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s42408-024-00345-0

In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Jenna Archer about tribal sovereignty and how federal environmental laws contribute to fire suppression and exclusion in the United States. Apply to be Editor-in-Chief of Fire Ecology https://fireecology.org/jobs-posts/fireecology-eic Full journal article can be found at https://fireecology.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s42408-024-00301-y

In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Flavio Taccaliti and Emanuele Lingua about forest regeneration after wildfire surrounding downed logs. Full journal article can be found at https://fireecology.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s42408-025-00365-4

In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Sharon Hood about AFE’s Fire Ecology Journal Committee.

In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with George Jensen, Benjamin Knapp, and Jeffery Cannon about how understanding structural complexity enhances understanding of the ecology and restoration of fire-maintained ecosystems.Full journal article can be found at https://fireecology.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s42408-025-00355-6

In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Shu Li and Robert York about this systematic, long-term analysis of escaped prescribed burns in California.Full journal article can be found at https://fireecology.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s42408-024-00342-3

In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Tucker Furniss and Zhuoran Duan about using LANDIS-II to simulate the interactive effects of future climate and land management thinning, prescribed burning, and wildfire regimes.Full journal article can be found at https://fireecology.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s42408-024-00339-y

In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Nathan Stephenson and David Soderberg about new evidence that addresses if large patches of fire severe enough to kill most sequoias is a normal part of the sequoia fire regime.Full journal article can be found at https://fireecology.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s42408-024-00316-5

In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with Sky Biblin about this rare opportunity to compare early post-wildfire data between areas with and without previous application of prescribed burning.Full journal article can be found at https://fireecology.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s42408-025-00356-5