I'm honored to become a fellow of @calacademy. This important institution has been a beacon of inspiration since my childhood. Together, we can address the challenges of our times, including the #Climatecrisis, #biodiversitydecline, #fire, and many other issues.
Great to see youth-focused evacuation preparedness.
We want kids to be #ReadyForWhatever too! Download some fun coloring pages FREE from #HalterProject for your kids or classrooms. Talk to them about what their pets, livestock and equine need to evacuate quickly and if they need to shelter in place. dropbox.com/scl/fi/2flvtadze…
I'm pleased to share one additional co-authored paper just released. There is more to come! Here, we call out restoration of human-ignited fire to 'untrammel' the wilderness. W/ @GrumpyUncleSean #RxFire #IndigenousRx #wilderness. fireecology.springeropen.com…
💥Sharing the latest - Realignment of federal environmental policies to recognize fire's role. Some of the strongest environmental policies fail to recognize the natural role of 🔥 #RxFire #IndigenousRx #beneficialfire. fireecology.springeropen.com…
My invited article Climate Resilience through Ecocultural Stewardship published in a special issue of PNAS doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2310072…. Indigenous stewardship is central to addressing #wildfire #drought #biodiversity and #climate issues. We all must be active stewards.
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More good fire with @Pyrogeographer with a cultural burn of deergrass on the ancestral lands of the Mechoopda people, now the grounds occupied by @ChicoState, teaching ecocultural stewardship to its students and staff. End 🧶
The latest collaboration w/ Kirsten Maclean @csiro, @ChristiansonAmy, @ioliverasmenor, @CostelloOli, Lisa Langer @scion_research, and @CathRobinsonAus on global #IndigenousRx. Revitalising Indigenous cultural fire practice: benefits and partnersh... sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
As the #MauiFires disaster continues to unfold, one of many things on my mind is the impact of debris flow and toxins into local ecosystems incl. coral reef system feedbacks. Foundational to Kanaka Maoli worldview and the big picture. #climateresilience #ecoculturalresilience.
Today Butte Creek is filled with turbid waters apparently due to a canal failure. The normally crystal clear water has about 1 in (2 cm) visibility as noted in the transparency tube. Sad to see on a spring run Chinook salmon stream. Underscores needs for #30x30 @CalNatResources
Beautiful video highlighting the braiding of #Indigenous #StoneyNakoda and Western ways of knowing with the reintroduction of #bison into Mînî Rhpa Mâkoche (@BanffNP) youtu.be/IWn1cZPlzn8 🦬 Some #prescribedfire habitat #restoration areas also featured in the background 🔥
If you are in Novato, CA between June 17th and August 27th, stop by @MarinMOCA to check out the works #OnLand #Art marinmoca.org/exhibitions/ev…
I spent this past week in DC working on conservation issues. The US, and much of the world would benefit from honoring and reciprocally stewarding nature with an inter-generational mindset, and recognize #earthdayiseveryday. I find resonance in this 1910 Theodore Roosevelt quote-
ALT White-tail deer buck browsing on herbs and shrubs.
ALT Wetland plants along the Potomac at Roosevelt Island.
ALT Sunrise over DC through the forest on Roosevelt Island.
ALT Wetland along the Potomac at Roosevelt Island.
Looking forward to
Community Conversations: Land Stewardship virtual panel discussion with @thefirepoppy and Valenin Lopez w/ Amah Mutsun Land Trust this evening as part of the Terra Firma exhibit @NUMULosGatos. numulosgatos.org/events/land…
It is great to have some aquifer recharge with all of this snow. The heavy weight has crushed brush (including some of my favorite manzanitas), broken branches, and toppled trees. Will need to do some cleanup to remove the newly added fuels. Yet another fire/water relationship.
It was great to participate as a panelist for successful science-based partnerships @CCSTorg @CalNatResources 1st Science Day, and celebrate CCST'S 35th anniversary.
CA Natural Resources Agency and the California Council on Science and Technology present our first Science Day. Please join us. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi… @CCSTorg
@CCSTFellows
@30x30CA
@DeltaCouncil
@CalEnergy
@CaEnergySafety
@CA_DWR
@CaliforniaDFW
@CAL_FIRE
@CAgovernor
Nearly one year to date I revisited a willow wattle wall demo my class completed last December (first photo). Live stakes are growing well (second photo), and the wall is recruiting gravel and woody debris. Beaver has also been active in the area (third photo). #workingwithnature
... and that's a wrap. Good work by the groups to build plans and materials to support potential #RxFire in #UpperPark @ChicoParks.
20 years after we first burned this site (right photo) for my grad research, yesterday we returned (left photo) #IndigenousRx to the Mokelumne riparian forest yesterday with family and community leading, and as a training op with local fire depts. #wykeʔ #Miwkoʔ #Miwwyk-(Miwuk)
Great to spend time in Banff with Treaty 7 Nations, Metis Alberta, and Parks Canada.
Look who I ran into in Banff!! @Pyrogeographer @CostelloOli and Joe Gilchrist 🔥🔥🔥🔥 We’ll see some of you next week at the Wildland Fire Canada conference! @iawf #WFCC22 #goodfire #fireback
