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Fire coordination and education | #35 Feb 15, 2023

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Marcus is joined by Jenn Fawcett, Extension Associate & SERPPAS Prescribed Fire Work Group Coordinator for NC State University. Join as they discuss the various avenues of education and coordination available to landowners across the southeast wanting to get fire on their land.

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Episode Host: Dr. Marcus Lashley- @DrDisturbance

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#34 | Outreach programs in fire science, ft. Laurel Kays Jan 25, 2023

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Marcus is joined by Laurel Kays, Fire Learning Network Manager of The Nature Conservancy. Learn of the programs and networking support in which fire professionals are helping landowners to understand and navigate getting fire on their lands.

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Guest: Laurel Kays

Episode Host: Dr. Marcus Lashley - @DrDisturbance

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#33 | Ecosystem services of fire, ft. Dr. Kevin Robertson Dec 07, 2022

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Dr. Marcus Lashley is joined by Dr. Kevin Robertson, Fire Ecology Research Scientist at Tall Timbers Research Station. Listen as they discuss Dr. Robertson's recent research assessing how fire affects the restoration of pine savannas over a 100 year period.

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Research study discussed: Pine savanna restoration on agricultural landscapes: The path back to native savanna ecosystem services

Guest: Dr. Kevin Robertson

Episode Host: Dr. Marcus Lashley - @DrDisturbance

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#32 | Bighorn sheep and fire heterogeneity, ft. Dr. Victoria Donovan Oct 31, 2022

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In this episode of Fire University, Marcus chats with Dr. Victoria Donovan, Assistant Professor of Forest Management at the University of Florida. Join as they discuss her past research understanding the roles of fire dynamics across plant and animal communities, as well as future research programs to continue understanding how fire shapes communities within spatio-temporal scales.

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Episode Guest: Dr. Victoria Donovan - The Donovan Lab - victoria.donovan@ufl.edu

Episode Host: Dr. Marcus Lashley - @DrDisturbance - @ufdeerlab

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#31 | A conversation with fire experts from all over the U.S. Sep 14, 2022

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Earlier this year, we created an online Fire Training Course to teach and train participants on how to use prescribed fire to reach land management objectives. We had fire experts join a panel discussion to answer questions and share their knowledge on the fundamentals of implementing fire and connecting with fire communities. This episode is that panel discussion.

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Episode Host: Dr. Marcus Lashley - @DrDisturbance

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#30 | Rising tick populations….is it deer or fire? ft. Dr. Carolina Baruzzi Aug 15, 2022

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Whether it's from fear of red meat allergy or Lyme's disease, it's safe to say that most people don't hope to find a tick on them during routine checks. In this episode, Marcus introduces longtime friend and newly hired UF Assistant Professor of Wildlife Ecology and Management Dr. Carolina Baruzzi. Join as they break down their recent (unreleased) study assessing the effects that fire timing and deer have on tick populations.

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Resources:

Dr. Carolina Baruzzi - @wildlandmgmt

Episode Host: Dr. Marcus Lashley - @DrDisturbance - @ufdeerlab

Articles mentioned in this episode:

The Phenology of Ticks and the Effects of Long-Term Prescribed Burning on Tick Population Dynamics in Southwestern Georgia and Northwestern Florida

Reptile Host Associations of Ixodes scapularis in Florida and Implications for Borrelia spp. Ecology

Why Lyme disease is common in the northern US, but rare in the south: The roles of host choice, host-seeking behavior, and tick density

Can restoration of fire-dependent ecosystems reduce ticks and tick-borne disease prevalence in the eastern United States?

Reduced Abundance of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) with Exclusion of Deer by Electric Fencing Get access Arrow

Abundance of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) After the Complete Removal of Deer from an Isolated Offshore Island, Endemic for Lyme Disease

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#29 | Management activities in the July heat, ft. Dr. Will Gulsby Jul 05, 2022

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The species you hunt need habitat year round. Now is a key time to evaluate your habitat management outcomes and plan for upcoming applications. Join Marcus as he chats with old friend and colleague Dr. Will Gulsby, Associate professor at Auburn University, as they discuss what you can do during the July heat.

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Resources:

Dr. Will Gulsby - @dr_will_gulsby - Auburn Deer Lab

Episode Host: Dr. Marcus Lashley - @DrDisturbance - @ufdeerlab

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#28 | Fire creates unique habitat features, ft. Dr. Chitwood & Dr. Elmore Jun 14, 2022

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We talk a lot about the aspects of habitat that wildlife use the most…but what about the unique habitat features wildlife use infrequently but are critical to their survival? For this episode, Marcus sits down with good colleagues and friends Dr. Colter Chitwood and Dr. Dwayne Elmore of Oklahoma State University to discuss this concept with gamebirds, box turtles, and more.

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Resources

Dr. Colter Chitwood - colter.chitwood@okstate.edu - Chitwood Lab

Dr. Dwayne Elmore - dwayne.elmore@okstate.edu

Episode Host: Dr. Marcus Lashley - @DrDisturbance - @ufdeerlab

Papers discussed in this episode:

Chiwood et al. 2017: Macroarthropod response to time-since-fire in the longleaf pine ecosystem
Harris et al. 2020: Direct and Indirect Effects of Fire on Eastern Box Turtles
Harris et al. 2020: Spatial Ecology and Resource Selection of Eastern Box Turtles
Mason & Lashley 2021: Spatial scale in prescribed fire regimes: an understudied aspect in conservation with examples from the southeastern United States
Robertson et al. 2021: Fire management alters the thermal landscape and provides multi-scale thermal options for a terrestrial turtle facing a changing climate

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#27 | Fire as a tool to increase nutrient availability for fawns and lactating does, ft. Dr. Bronson Strickland May 31, 2022

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Providing lactating does and their fawns with high-quality forage and cover is integral for both their nutrition and survival. In the southeast, fire is one of the leading management tools used to increase the quality of white-tailed deer habitat. For this episode, Marcus sits down with deer expert Dr. Bronson Strickland of the MSU Deer Lab to discuss details on what factors play a role in creating good-quality habitat for lactating does and their fawns.

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Resources

Episode Host: Dr. Marcus Lashley | @DrDisturbance | @ufdeerlab

Dr. Bronson Strickland | @MSUDeerLab

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#26 |The thumbnail history of fire on the planet, ft. Dr. Stephen Pyne May 10, 2022

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In today's episode, @DrDisturbance chats with Dr. Stephen Pyne, author and professor at Arizona State University who specializes in fire history. Come travel back in time as he walks us through the evolution of fire on the North American landscape, human relationship with fire in the environment, and problems we face now and in the future.

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Resources

Dr. Stephen Pyne : stephen.pyne@asu.edu | Website | Publications

Episode Host: Dr. Marcus Lashley: @DrDisturbance -- UF DEER Lab: @ufdeerlab

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