Wilderness
Learn more about wilderness benefits, wilderness protection and preservation, wilderness recreation, and more with a variety of Natural Inquirer resources. Browse by topic, grade band, and resource type.
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FireForests & PlantsMorris C. Johnson, Research Fire Ecologist
- Ph.D., University of Washington
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- Ecology is the study of interactions between organisms and their environment. A fire ecologist studies fire as a disturbance process in the environment.
- Ph.D., University of Washington
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- Ecology is the study of interactions between organisms and their environment. A fire ecologist studies fire as a disturbance process in the environment.
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FireForests & PlantsPepe Iniguez, Landscape Fire Ecologist
- Ph.D., University of Arizona
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A landcape fire ecologist studies: How past and present forest fires spread across areas, how the fire impacts the forest (which trees are killed and which trees survive), what trees begin to grow after the first and; how surviving trees and the new vegetation influence how future fires spread.
- Ph.D., University of Arizona
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A landcape fire ecologist studies: How past and present forest fires spread across areas, how the fire impacts the forest (which trees are killed and which trees survive), what trees begin to grow after the first and; how surviving trees and the new vegetation influence how future fires spread.
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FireForests & PlantsSharon Hood, Fire Ecologist
- Ph.D., University of Montana
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- 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.
- Ph.D., University of Montana
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- 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.
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Forests & PlantsScience CommunicationJennifer Moore Myers, Resource Information Specialist
- M.S., North Carolina State University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A GIS analyst uses geographic data to answer questions, solve problems, and tell stories. In my work, this often means looking for spatial patterns that show how forests respond to climate change or other stressors.
- M.S., North Carolina State University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A GIS analyst uses geographic data to answer questions, solve problems, and tell stories. In my work, this often means looking for spatial patterns that show how forests respond to climate change or other stressors.
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LandformsSoilWaterMichael Balen – Civil, Mining, & Geological Engineer
- B.S. University of Alaska, Fairbanks
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- As a Forest Service engineer, I manage the built environment, including the roads, bridges, and facilities, that connect people to the national forest landscape and enable Forest Service employees to do their jobs.
- B.S. University of Alaska, Fairbanks
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- As a Forest Service engineer, I manage the built environment, including the roads, bridges, and facilities, that connect people to the national forest landscape and enable Forest Service employees to do their jobs.
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Forests & PlantsLandformsJenna Padilla, Geologist
- B.S., University of New Mexico
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A geologist for the Forest Service conducts studies and investigations on projects where minerals and geology impact the development or management of the forest resources (e.g., trees, range land, soil, water systems, wildlife). Geologists also manage material projects that are conducted on public lands and mitigate Abandoned Mine Land features.
- B.S., University of New Mexico
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A geologist for the Forest Service conducts studies and investigations on projects where minerals and geology impact the development or management of the forest resources (e.g., trees, range land, soil, water systems, wildlife). Geologists also manage material projects that are conducted on public lands and mitigate Abandoned Mine Land features.
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Forests & PlantsInsectsWildlifeFrank Koch, Invasion Ecologist
- Ph.D., NC State University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- An invasion ecologist studies the ways in which species move out of their native environments and into new ones, where they sometimes have negative impacts.
- Ph.D., NC State University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- An invasion ecologist studies the ways in which species move out of their native environments and into new ones, where they sometimes have negative impacts.
