Wildfires reshape forests and change the behavior of animals that live there
- Written by Taylor Ganz, PhD Candidate in Environmental and Forest Sciences, University of Washington
Shrubs and grasses growing in this post-fire forest offer abundant food for deer.Sarah Bassing, CC BY-NDIn the arid American West, wildfires now define summer. Recent years have seen some of the worst wildfires in recorded history. Climate change, the loss of Indigenous burning practices and a century of fire suppression are increasing the risk of...
