Fire journaling: communicating creatively about wildfires

Fire journaling: communicating creatively about wildfires

23rd April 2021
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Hello! My name is Isabeau Ottolini, and I am one of the PyroLife Early Stage Researchers. As part of my PhD, I am exploring creative ways of communicating – on a community level – about wildfires, with the aim to foster a socioecological transformation towards Living with Fire. Today we’re going to look at a great example: fire journaling. Inspired by nature journaling, this is a personal, place-based practice through which anyone can express their knowledges, observations, experiences, and curiosity surrounding wildfires. By Miriam Morrill – Smoke & air quality during a fire First things first: what is nature journaling? Nature […]

The International Savanna Fire Management Initiative

12th April 2021
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By Sarah Meier Throughout history, Indigenous peoples around the globe have managed their lands using fire for social, cultural, and environmental purposes. With European colonization, traditional fire management practices decreased as local communities were forcibly removed from their lands. As a result, high-intensity fire regimes developed leading to high greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from savanna fires. Ariadne Gorring dived into her fascinating work in the Kimberley region in Northwestern Australia. This area, of a size comparable to the state of California, is sparsely populated counting about 40,000 people, half of which are Indigenous, living in over 100 remote communities. Ari […]

Q&A: Indigenous Fire Management: past, present, and future

10th March 2021
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The conversations with Simon Lambert, Amy Cardinal and Brady W. Highway was so inspiring and stimulating, the questions kept pouring in! So… Let’s go to the questions from the participants 1/8: Why would you say that indigenous knowledge and science are two different things? I personally would say both are about the creation of knowledge, no matter the approach. Amy Cardinal : Agreed! We were speaking here about ‘Western’ or ‘Euro-centric’ knowledge – which often is portrayed as the only scientific method. However, there’s many different ways to create knowledge. It depends on your interpretation of the word ‘science’. But […]

Living with Fire: Indigenous Knowledges and Stewardship

4th March 2021
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Indigenous Peoples use fire to manage their surroundings in sustainable ways. Through their profound expertise and knowledge, these fire stewards know exactly when, where, how and how long to burn, thereby carefully protecting, supporting, and nourishing their environments.

Tame the Flame, Understanding Fire Behavior

11th February 2021
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Fire science: in language for all

By Mario Tapia Fire Behavior is the way that fire acts in response to its environment. There are three primary drivers influencing fire behavior and together are referred to as the fire behavior triangle. Weather – ignition conditions are stronger in higher temperatures, lower humidity, etc.. Fuels (vegetation) – ignition conditions are stronger in drier finer fuels Topography – ignition conditions are stronger on steeper slopes which face more sun This information is necessary for firefighters and people who manage land so that they can know the conditions for how fires start, limit fire spread, and stay out of […]

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