Fire Ecology, Why We Need More Fire with James Agee, PhD — WildFed Podcast #146
In this episode:
James Agee, PhD | Emeritus professor of forest ecology
Podcast discussion:
Introducing James
Why is fire so controversial?
The fascinating history of fire management
The new normal
Climate change, bad policy and wildfires
The principles of fire-safe forests
What are fires good for
Resources to learn more about fire management
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Episode Resources:
James’ book: Fire Ecology of Pacific Northwest Forests
Article by James: Forging a Science-Based National Forest Fire Policy
Year of the Fires: The Story of the Great Fires of 1910 by Stephen J Pyne
The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America by Timothy Egan
Fire and Its Relationship to Ponderosa Pine by Harold Weaver
1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles C. Mann
The Fallacy of Passive Management Managing for Firesafe Forest Reserves
Introduction to Fire in California: Second Edition by David Carle
The Pyrocene: How We Created an Age of Fire, and What Happens Next by Stephen J. Pyne
Meet James Agee, PhD
James K. Agee is emeritus professor of forest ecology in the College of Forest Resources at the University of Washington, Seattle. Before coming to the University of Washington, he was a forest ecologist and research biologist for the National Park Service in Seattle and San Francisco. Agee received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1973. He is the author of more than 100 technical reports and professional papers in forest and fire ecology, and he has extensive experience with fire research and management in the Pacific Coast states. He has been a trustee for the Washington chapter of The Nature Conservancy, was chair to the Washington Natural Heritage Council, and associate editor of Northwest Science.