A Beautifully Burned Forest (with Richard Hutto, Wildlife Biologist)

On episode 100 of the Green Root Podcast—the official podcast of Eco-Integrity Alliance—we explore the ecological wonderland and wildlife haven that is a severely-burned forest, with Richard Hutto, emeritus professor in wildlife biology and author of the new book, A BEAUTIFULLY BURNED FOREST: LEARNING TO CELEBRATE SEVERE FOREST FIRE.

Host Josh Schlossberg talks with Richard about:

-The science informing his book, A BEAUTIFULLY BURNED FOREST

-The wildlife species that need severely-burned forests to survive

-How industry, government, and media have demonized wildfire

-How advocates might inform the public as to the crucial role of wildfire in western forests and harm from “fuel reduction” logging

-Richard’s take on the root of the ecological crisis

The mission of Eco-Integrity Alliance (eco-integrityalliance.org) is to unite U.S. grassroots ecosystem advocates through common campaigns of mutual support.