We believe it is important to make our work as accessible as possible to the public. As such, we take every opportunity we can to engage with journalists and other science communicators covering emerging science stories. Below are selected news stories, podcasts, and interviews that do an excellent job of conveying the importance of our work and capture the wonder of science.
Major coverage
Painting with fire: How indigenous practices can help protect forests, Washington Post
California wildlife pays the cost of wildfires, Nature
Five animals that have evolved to cope with wildfires, Washington Post
As wildfires continue in western United States, biologists fear for vulnerable species, Science
Fire is driving animals’ evolution, High Country News
Nearly a third of southern Sierra forests killed by drought and wildfire, Los Angeles Times
Fire is a major threat to California spotted owls, Audubon
Does thinning work for wildfire prevention? High Country News
The ingenious tricks animals use to survive wildfires, Vox
Online news
Mexican spotted owls benefit from low-severity fires, The Wildlife Society
California’s new megafires are taking a toll on wildlife habitat, Yale Climate
Wildfires are changing animal evolution, Nautilus Magazine
Rapid-fire evolution in the Pyrocene, The Wildlife Society
Counteracting wildfire misinformation, Blue Forest Science Corner
Forest management in spotted owl habitat pays off, The Wildlife Society
Recent ‘megafires’ imperil even fire-loving forest birds, Audubon
Counting the same bird more than once? The Wildlife Society
Decades-past logging still threatens spotted owls in national forests, UW News
Megafires drive out spotted owls, The Wildlife Society
Logging legacy still affects spotted owls, The Wildlife Professional
Interviews
Fire Ecology (WILDFIRES), Ologies with Alie Ward
Scientists warning on wildfire misinformation, CBC Radio
The Australian bushfire crisis, WORT-FM Community Radio (Madison, WI)
Researchers watch spotted owl numbers drop in California, Jefferson Public Radio
Megafires could threaten California spotted owls, Capitol Public Radio
Longer-form
Surviving the Pyrocene, The Explorers Journal
Of owls and salamanders, American Forests Magazine
The burning questions about spotted owls and fire, Sierra Magazine
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