Forestcast

Explore the largest forest research organization in the world alongside scientists studying, questio

Episodes

Total: 38

When Harry Gisborne, the Forest Service's first fire scientist, died investigating the Mann Gulch

When Harry Gisborne, the Forest Service's first fire scientist, died investigating the Mann Gulch

On a scorching August afternoon in 1949, a small fire in Montana's Mann Gulch turned catastrophic

On a scorching August afternoon in 1949, a small fire in Montana's Mann Gulch turned catastrophic

How does research shape a Chief’s decisions about fire? Through personal stories and reflections,

Fire shapes landscapes and lives, but how do humans shape fire? By measuring wildfire ignition, m

Fire affects forests above and belowground. Travel along on a multiscale journey from forest-wide

From whipping winds that fan flames to swirling smoke that obscures visibility, fire weather is a c

Prescribed fire plays a vital role in creating healthy landscapes that better survive natural and hu

Indigenous tribes gained their unique understanding of fire, and the role of fire on the landscape,

Afire: Understanding Fire

2024/4/10

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

Flying the Nuthatch Home

2023/6/27

Once spanning nearly 6 million acres in Missouri's Ozarks, the shortleaf pine and oak woodland ecosy

Cindi West has over 30 years of experience working across private industry, academia, and federal go

Maggie Hardy is the program manager of the Rocky Mountain Research Station Forest and Woodland Ecosy

Research soil scientist Deb Page-Dumroese’s research interests center around maintaining soil produc

Research plant pathologist, Jenny Juzwik, conducts studies on diseases of trees that impact forest h

Research social scientist, Lindsay Campbell, explores the dynamics of civic stewardship, environment

Ecologist Sjana Schanning’s fieldwork has taken her from the Rincon Mountains of Arizona, to the the

Ecologist Susannah Lerman walks us through her career and life, from falling in love with birds in I

Ecologist Chelcy Miniat shares watershed moments of her career and life, from a spark of science in