Dr. Jen Baron

Great first week establishing fuels and vegetation plots for our new collaborative research with @ubcokanagan.bsky.social
and the City of Kelowna at Knox Mountain.

Looking forward to learning more about prescribed fire x invasive & native plant x habitat dynamics in my (soon to be) backyard.

Took a quick break from field season to attend my PhD graduation @forestry.ubc.ca. Many thanks to all those who supported me on this journey!

WEBINAR: Restoring fire-adapted ecosystems in B.C. | B.C. Wildlife Federation Monday, March 24th, 7:00PM In this webinar, Jen Baron will cover the historical context of active fire regimes, their disruption throughout the twentieth century, the consequences for fuels and forest...

Looking forward to attending this webinar on Monday at 7:00 p.m. with @jbaron.bsky.social and the BCWF! Learn more and register ➡️

Editor-in-Chief, Fire Ecology Journal — Association for Fire Ecology The Association for Fire Ecology (AFE) welcomes applicants for the esteemed position of Editor-In-Chief (EIC) for the society’s international scientific journal, Fire Ecology.

Do you have 15+ years of fire research experience, a strong publication record, and editorial experience? The Association for Fire Ecology (@afe-fireecology.bsky.social) is seeking a new Editor-In-Chief for its international scientific journal, Fire Ecology: fireecology.org/jobs-posts/f...

Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) - Transdisciplinary Wildfire Sciences Academic Job Category Faculty Bargaining Job Title Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) - Transdisciplinary Wildfire Sciences Department Dept Forest & Conservation Sciences | Faculty of Forestry (Ri...

Exciting Job Opportunity! UBC is hiring an Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track) in Transdisciplinary Wildfire Sciences. Accepting applications until April 30.

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Wildfire mitigation work underway at Kelowna's Knox, Dilworth mountains Wildfire mitigation on Knox and Dilworth Mountains resumes for 2025

Kelowna's council gave serious funding to wildfire mitigation for 2025 - a lot of positives here, but a big one for me is it allows flexibility and speed in delivery of projects.

So not just the work gets done, but gets done cheaper and faster.

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UBC researchers propose six strategies for coexisting with wildfires Earlier this year, UBC researchers from the Centre for Wildfire Coexistence released a study suggesting six interrelated strategies to help improve BC’s resilience to the impacts of wildfires. The stu...

"I think it’s quite clear, based on the impacts of recent fire seasons, that the current status quo isn’t working," said Dr. Jen Baron, a postdoctoral researcher at UBCO and co-author of the wildfire coexistence study.

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@forestry.ubc.ca

This publication was co-authored by a collective of leading wildfire and climate scientists in BC who, I can confirm, are familiar with the science of fire-climate relationships. However, the answer is more complex than warmer = more fire, fire = bad. We unpack this in the article.

Please read the article. Today’s fires are driven by the colonial exclusion of fire from Indigenous fire regimes interacting with industrial forest mgmt + climate change. Wildfire coexistence is about restoring the ecological and social role of fire to reduce the impacts of catastrophic wildfires.

I'm pleased to share our recent collaborative publication in the Canadian Journal of Forest Research investigating the impacts and drivers of the 2023 wildfires in British Columbia and identifying six transformative strategies to coexist with wildfire.

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Broadleaf tree species like aspen have an important role to play for wildfire risk mitigation in the context of climate change. However, forest industry practices that seek to reduce or eliminate hardwoods have been widespread in BC since the 1980s. Read more in this recent interview.

Excerpts from the kindest review I have ever received, from my most recent doctoral chapter - which is resubmitted and will hopefully be out soon. This fuel typing project has been an immense learning process, and I’m really looking forward to sharing our findings.

Lots of issues with the academic publishing system, but celebrating some wins today:
- assigned my first submission as an associate editor for @fireecology
- received an extremely positive peer-review on the most recent manuscript from PhD, which I am so excited to share!

A flyer advertising students of fire: a discussion on fuel type mapping, post-fire pest outbreaks, fuel management effectiveness, and prescribed fire restoration. Scheduled for November 1 2023 12:00PM MT.

Excited to be in this @CIFFC webinar with emerging @CanadaWildfire researchers tackling critical challenges in wildfire management. Join us Nov 1 as we shift from suppression to preparedness and recovery, embracing the next generation of fire scientists.

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Me too please! 🌎

Thanks Sean! 🔥