Episode 26: Degradation and restoration of Indigenous California black oak (Quercus kelloggii) stands in the northern Sierra Nevada

Fire Ecology Chats

In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with co-authors Scott Stephens, Alexis Bernal, and Les Hall about a study that used multiple lines of evidence to reconstruct Indigenous fire use in a mixed conifer forest in the northern Sierra Nevada. Their work included summarizing oral traditions by the Mountain Maidu, quantifying current and historical forest structure, and characterizing fire effects in an area impacted by the 2021 Dixie Fire.

Full journal article can be found at https://fireecology.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s42408-023-00172-9