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The cut end of a felled tree shows burn marks extending from the bark to inner rings.
Research
April 15, 2024
The future of fire: Preparing communities and ecosystems
Interdisciplinary UO research reveals strategies to fortify communities and ecosystems against escalating wildfire threats while developing proactive management solutions for people, places, and pollinators alike.
Wildfire Center for Wildfire Smoke Research and Practice Institute of Ecology and Evolution Institute for Resilient Organizations, Communities, and Environments
A downward slopping wildflower meadow with pine trees, mountains, and blue sky with clouds beyond.
Research
October 4, 2023
Trees tell tales of past land stewardship in the western Cascades
In the temperate rainforests of Oregon’s western Cascades, the trees tell tales of the past.
Institute for Resilient Organizations, Communities, and Environments Land Management Wildfire Arts and Sciences Anthropology Machine learning Community Engagement
A portrait of Zoey Bailey, who is holding a square frame made of plastic PVC pipe, standing in front of a field of sagebrush at sunset.
Ducks Discover
March 27, 2023
Pacific Crest through-hike sparks interest in fire ecology
Environmental science major Zoey Bailey studies how wildfires affect the “seed bank” of sub-surface seeds in scorched soil.
Undergraduate Research Wildfire Environmental Studies Institute of Ecology and Evolution Land Management Honors College