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There are many favorite science experiences, including collecting data after the Antelope Fire that occurred in California in 2021. It…
There are many favorite science experiences, including collecting data after the Antelope Fire that occurred in California in 2021. It was fascinating trying to reconstruct how the fire moved and...
Beth Buchanan is a regional fire ecologist for the Forest Service.
My job includes teaching firefighters, speaking to communities at public events, collaborating with others on issues related to fire ecology,…
My job includes teaching firefighters, speaking to communities at public events, collaborating with others on issues related to fire ecology, consulting with other land management agencies, predicting (modeling) how wildfire...
A fire ecologist explores the interactions between wildland fire and plant communities. I study how fires burn and how forests grow and reassemble…
A fire ecologist explores the interactions between wildland fire and plant communities. I study how fires burn and how forests grow and reassemble after fire.
As a research fire ecologist, I study how vegetation, weather, and terrain interact to influence wildland fires.
As a research fire ecologist, I study how vegetation, weather, and terrain interact to influence wildland fires.
Ecology is the study of interactions between organisms and their environment. A fire ecologist studies fire as a disturbance process…
Ecology is the study of interactions between organisms and their environment. A fire ecologist studies fire as a disturbance process in the environment.
Fire ecologists study how wildfire changes ecosystems. As a fire ecologist, I study the impacts of removing fire from, or…
Fire ecologists study how wildfire changes ecosystems. As a fire ecologist, I study the impacts of removing fire from, or changing how fires burn in, forests which originally had fire.
My favorite experiences as a scientist are when I’m doing field work in burned forest habitat. I like working in…
My favorite experiences as a scientist are when I’m doing field work in burned forest habitat. I like working in fire areas where most of the trees were killed by...
Ph.D., University of Iowa USDA Forest Service My job includes teaching firefighters, speaking to communities at public events, collaborating with…
Ph.D., University of Iowa USDA Forest Service My job includes teaching firefighters, speaking to communities at public events, collaborating with others on issues related to fire ecology, consulting with other...
Ph.D., University of Florida USDA Forest Service Scientist A fire ecologist explores the interactions between wildland fire and plant communities. I study…
Ph.D., University of Florida USDA Forest Service Scientist A fire ecologist explores the interactions between wildland fire and plant communities. I study how fires burn and how forests grow and reassemble after fire.