Regime Change: History of Fire Ecology in Nevada

From the Ponderosa Pine-covered mountains in the Great Basin to the arid Mojave Desert and all the sagebrush and grass in between, Nevada’s ecosystems are diverse and fire behaves differently across these regions, both historically and today. The guests on the latest episode of the Living With Fire Podcast “Regime Change: History of fire ecology in Nevada,” explain why fire is an important process in Nevada, how scientists study fire, and why understanding the history of fire can give scientists and land managers useful clues to help them manage landscapes today.Guests:Alexandra Urza, research ecologist with the U.S. Forest ServiceStanley G. Kitchen, research botanist with the U.S. Forest ServiceMatthew Brooks, supervisory research ecologist with the Western Ecological Research Center