Carolina and Marcus sit down with Ciera Rhodes of Quail Forever to discuss the importance of using fire when managing for gamebirds, programs and agencies available to assist landowners with management practices and funding, and best fire practices for maximizing quail on your property.

Resources:

• NRCS

• EQIP

• Quail Forever

Dr. Carolina Baruzzi (wildlandmgmt) (Academic Profile)

Dr. Marcus Lashley (DrDisturbance) (Academic Profile)

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Dr. Anthony Taylor, Associate Professor of Forest Management at the University of New Brunswick, joins Carolina to discuss the Canadian wildfires, the implications of climate change on our ecological and human communities, and what tools can help mitigate these effects moving forward.

Resources:

• Wang, J., Taylor, A. R., & D’Orangeville, L. (2023). Warming-induced tree growth may help offset increasing disturbance across the Canadian boreal forest. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120(2), e2212780120.

Dr. Anthony Taylor (website) (Academic Profile)

Dr. Carolina Baruzzi (wildlandmgmt) (Academic Profile)

Dr. Marcus Lashley (DrDisturbance) (Academic Profile)

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Dr. Istvan Kereszy joins Marcus and Carolina to discuss his company: Fire Neural Network. Learn how artificial intelligence is used to detect high-risk lightning, how it is currently being applied to fight wildfires across the globe, and how we can continue to benefit from this technology moving forward.

Dr. Istvan Kereszy  (info@fireneuralnetwork.com)

Fire Neural Network (https://www.fireneuralnetwork.com/)

UF Article (https://news.ufl.edu/2023/04/fire-neural-network/)

Dr. Carolina Baruzzi (wildlandmgmt) (Academic Profile)

Dr. Marcus Lashley (DrDisturbance) (Academic Profile)

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