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New research led by a University of Oregon ecologist James Johnston, suggests that fire was historically more frequent in the Douglas fir forests of the western Oregon Cascade Range than previously…
A study out of the University of Oregon led by IROCE assistant research professor James Johnston, is challenging a common belief about wildfires in Oregon.
New research led by IROCE assistant research professor James Johnston, shows wildfires burned through Oregon forests far more often than previously believed. Tree-ring analysis suggests today’s…
IROCE University of Oregon Assistant Research Professor James Johnston said he was taught that when a large fire burned a moist, Western Cascade forest to the ground, and the area didn’t burn for…
The Ecosystem Workforce Program highlights updates including new resources, media coverage, and recent research from the past year.
“The reality is that some of what we’re seeing right now is having a pretty major impact on our ability for communities to be able to prepare,” University of Oregon associate research professor Heidi…
“It’s sad to see so many old trees dying,” said lead researcher James Johnston, an assistant research professor in the University of Oregon’s Institute for Resilient Organizations, Communities, and…
A study in the Malheur National Forest led by James Johnston, assistant research professor in the Institute for Resilient Organizations, Communities, and Environments, shows a rapid tree die-off in…
Ryan Reed is a co-founder and the director of the FireGeneration Collaborative (FireGen), a partner with EWP of the current Fire Resilience Futures project. Ryan has also closely worked with EWP and…
“Large fires are, by definition, fires that are driven by extreme weather conditions like really high temperatures, low relative humidity and strong winds,” said James Johnston, assistant research…