What did Ancient Cultures do about Megafires: Conversation with an Environmental Archaeologist

What do we DO about all these mega-fires? Chris Roos of Southern Methodist University is an environmental archaeologist, and he's also an old classmate of mine! Chris walks us through his work with the Jemez Indians understanding their fire regimes, tossing in a poignant Apache story or two. Fire ecology, fire history, and fire-wise communities might look a little different than you'd expect, especially living amongst Ponderosa pine forests. Using his extensive knowledge of applied historical ecology, dendochronology, and forest restoration from his time in the field, we'll look to the ancestral Pueblo of Jemez for wisdom.
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Chris Roos at SMU: faculty.smu.edu/croos/
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