Indigenous tribes gained their unique understanding of fire, and the role of fire on the landscape, long before European settlers... more

Fire is a form all of its own, but a simple way to understand fire is as a swarm. A... more

Once spanning nearly 6 million acres in Missouri's Ozarks, the shortleaf pine and oak woodland ecosystem has dwindled to 100,000... more

Cindi West has over 30 years of experience working across private industry, academia, and federal government in a variety of... more

Maggie Hardy is the program manager of the Rocky Mountain Research Station Forest and Woodland Ecosystems Program, a group of... more

Research soil scientist Deb Page-Dumroese’s research interests center around maintaining soil productivity during and after land management activities. As site... more

Research plant pathologist, Jenny Juzwik, conducts studies on diseases of trees that impact forest health and productivity. Her career-long interest... more

Research social scientist, Lindsay Campbell, explores the dynamics of civic stewardship, environmental governance, and sustainability policymaking--with a particular emphasis on... more

Ecologist Sjana Schanning’s fieldwork has taken her from the Rincon Mountains of Arizona, to the the winter woods of Wisconsin,... more

Ecologist Susannah Lerman walks us through her career and life, from falling in love with birds in Israel, to making... more