Ep. 466 - Fire in the Mountains

In Defense of Plants Podcast

In Defense of Plants

Botany, Natural Sciences, Ecology, Nature, Plants, Science

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🗓️ 24 March 2024

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

The Appalachian region may not readily seem like a fire-prone region, but parts of it certainly are. Fire can be an important tool in sustaining biodiversity, but modern understanding of its role is limited. That is why people like Dr. Don Hagan study the effects of prescribed fire in the Appalachian Mountains and beyond. Join me and Dr. Hagan as we explore fire as a tool for ecosystem restoration and find our just how much we still have to learn. This episode was produced in part by Cathy, Simon, Nick, Paul, Charis, EJ, Laura, Sung, NOK, Stephen, Heidi, Kristin, Luke, Sea, Shannon, Thomas, Will, Jamie, Waverly, Brent, Tanner, Rick, Kazys, Dorothy, Katherine, Emily, Theo, Nichole, Paul, Karen, Randi, Caelan, Tom, Don, Susan, Corbin, Keena, Robin, Peter, Whitney, Kenned, Margaret, Daniel, Karen, David, Earl, Jocelyn, Gary, Krysta, Elizabeth, Southern California Carnivorous Plant Enthusiasts, Pattypollinators, Peter, Judson, Ella, Alex, Dan, Pamela, Peter, Andrea, Nathan, Karyn, Michelle, Jillian, Chellie, Linda, Laura, Miz Holly, Christie, Carlos, Paleo Fern, Levi, Sylvia, Lanny, Ben, Lily, Craig, Sarah, Lor, Monika, Brandon, Jeremy, Suzanne, Kristina, Christine, Silas, Michael, Aristia, Felicidad, Lauren, Danielle, Allie, Jeffrey, Amanda, Tommy, Marcel, C Leigh, Karma, Shelby, Christopher, Alvin, Arek, Chellie, Dani, Paul, Dani, Tara, Elly, Colleen, Natalie, Nathan, Ario, Laura, Cari, Margaret, Mary, Connor, Nathan, Jan, Jerome, Brian, Azomonas, Ellie, University Greens, Joseph, Melody, Patricia, Matthew, Garrett, John, Ashley, Cathrine, Melvin, OrangeJulian, Porter, Jules, Griff, Joan, Megan, Marabeth, Les, Ali, Southside Plants, Keiko, Robert, Bryce, Wilma, Amanda, Helen, Mikey, Michelle, German, Joerg, Cathy, Tate, Steve, Kae, Carole, Mr. Keith Santner, Lynn, Aaron, Sara, Kenned, Brett, Jocelyn, Ethan, Sheryl, Runaway Goldfish, Ryan, Chris, Alana, Rachel, Joanna, Lori, Paul, Griff, Matthew, Bobby, Vaibhav, Steven, Joseph, Brandon, Liam, Hall, Jared, Brandon, Christina, Carly, Kazys, Stephen, Katherine, Mohsin Kazmi Takes Pictures, Manny, doeg, Daniel, Tim, Philip, Tim, Lisa, Brodie, Bendix, Irene, holly, Sara, and Margie.

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0:00.0	Hello everyone and welcome to the Indefensive Plants podcast
0:03.7	of Indefensive Plants.com.
0:05.2	What's up? This is your host Matt. Welcome to the show.
0:07.2	How is everyone doing this week?
0:09.2	Are you enjoying this show?
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0:12.2	There are a lot of great ways to do that and I could not be doing this
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0:29.0	Once again just check it out over at indefensible plants.com.
0:32.0	But today we are keeping the theme of
0:34.5	fires going but we're looking at what's going on in modern times especially in
0:38.4	areas like Southern Appalachia. Joining us to talk about this is Dr. Don Hagen, who has spent a lot of his life, looking at fire, trying to understand fire, and looking how fire can be used as a tool to help keep ecosystems healthy.
0:51.6	As you're going to hear, there are so many unknowns that even trying to
0:55.2	understand how to do this research is a challenge, but people like Dr. Hagen are really up for it.
1:00.3	So let's just jump right into it. Without further ado, here's my conversation with Dr. Don Hagen. Welcome to the podcast. I'm really excited to pick your brain today, but first let's start off with an introduction. Tell everyone a little bit about who you are and what it is you do.
1:29.0	Hey, thanks, Matt. Yes, I'm Don Hagen. I'm an associate professor of forest ecology
1:35.6	here at Clemson University.
1:37.8	That's in South Carolina.
1:40.2	Most of my work is fire related,
1:42.0	so I do a lot of work mostly focused on using fire as an ecological restoration tool
1:48.6	Primarily in the in the Appalachian Mountains, but I've also worked in the coastal Plain, Florida, do a little bit of work out west as well.
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