Dani Owens, my first (!) graduate student (co-advised w/ @mhurteau.bsky.social) is defending her MSc thesis on June 9. Dani’s work on pikas in Glacier National Park has been impressive in so many ways. Come see what she has been up to, and what comes next!
Happy to see this 272 cm DBH sugar pine survived the Garnet fire. Raking around the tree and inside the fire scar were important.
Every time a scientific journal asks if I'm a robot when I'm trying to view and article I really want there to be a box I can check that says: Sort of, but I really want to read this article.
I just want to point out that temperatures over land (where we all live) have warmed over twice as fast as ocean surface temperatures. The latest update through 2025 is... not great 🥴
Graphic created by www.columbia.edu/~mhs119/Temp...
A very high fire danger will develop across New Mexico Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. The combination of high temperatures, low humidity, dry conditions, and breezy will create these fire conditions. #NMFire #NMwx
Yesterday Dani Owen’s successfully defended her thesis on Pika in Glacier NP, advised by @ecologyofgavin.bsky.social and then we celebrated. She knocked it out of the park!
Every dollar spent on forest fuels treatment saves about $3.75 in wildfire damages, according to new research from UC Davis that analyzed nearly 300 wildfires across the western United States.
👉 Read the full study at: bit.ly/ForestFuelUCD
#WildfireResilience #ForestHealth #PrescribedFire
Zack Labe
The day started way too early, but I managed to get to the shop after wrapping up my work. Just started turning bowls and really enjoying it. Cherry and ambrosia maple.
It’s Dani Owens. Thank you spellchecker for deciding to fix that for me…
What is with the latest generation of every POS software making you burrow one mor level in to find what you need. IOS app updates, one more level. MS word spell corrector, one more level. Enshitification is real.
