Do you think it would be interesting to visit and observe the recently burned areas? And what advice should we take? Safety first, of course, and then what should we do and how?

Yes. But get advice about which areas are recovering, emerging seedlings, or erosion risk. My Fynbos Rambles often go to ‘recently’ burnt areas. When the senescent shrubs are cleared we see bulbs and orchids and annuals claiming their place in the sun. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1689…

It will definitely make an interesting long-term case study. About 15 months ago there was a small forest fire close to my work, which scorched a couple hundred acres. It’s been wonderful to see things come back to life, albeit slowly. Certain species were killed outright, while some individuals re-…

Part of the work that I’m doing right now involves prescribed fire and I’ve had the opportunity to participate in the burning of an area, then roam around in it a day, a week, a month, etc. later. So far unfortunately I’ve only had this sustained contact with ecosystems that are quite degraded and w…

[image] dmitry1: As for advice, I think it would be very important to make sure you’re not carrying any hitchhikers on your shoes and clothes into any recently burned area. It might be vulnerable to invasive species. This is especially true if you are referring to the Maui wildfires. Hawaiian…

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