Dr. Lauren Stachowiak @laurenstacho.bsky.social · 25/09/2025Follow along to my Wildfire Activity Mapping course this term via the Google folder below! We started class this week and went over basics for course structure and field prep. The course materials will populate as I deliver them to my students each week! Happy mapping! 😎🔥🗺️ 052 0
Reposted by Dr. Lauren StachowiakTom Swetnam @firescar.bsky.social · 07/09/2025Our op-ed in the Santa Fe New Mexican today highlights the potential losses from closure of the nine US Forest Service Regional Offices, namely local leadership knowledge and capacity, experienced people, and priceless documentary records: www.santafenewmexican.com/opinion/my_v...santafenewmexican.comThe legacy lost when Forest Service offices shut downAfter 117 years of operation, the U.S. Forest Service’s Southwest Regional Office in Albuquerque is closing by order of the secretary of agriculture. Since 1908, this office has directed the 315367 0
Dr. Lauren Stachowiak @laurenstacho.bsky.social · 29/08/2025View of Lake Michigan from the Oak Leaf Trail on the south side of Milwaukee. 030 0
Reposted by Dr. Lauren StachowiakMichael Wara @michaelwara.bsky.social · 28/08/2025ICE is arresting contract firefighters on active wildfires. This is especially significant for the fire workforce in the PNW because of the heavy reliance on contract workforce. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...seattletimes.comFederal agents arrest firefighters working on WA wildfireFederal agents showed up northeast of Lake Cushman to check identification of crew members fighting Washington's largest active wildfire. 167930 0
Reposted by Dr. Lauren StachowiakSteve Voelker @thetreecorener.bsky.social · 28/08/2025New Tenure Track Position in Data Science or Biostatistics with us here at MTU is live. We have great people here in a fantastic location that is probably a lot cooler (temperature-wise) than wherever you live during summer! www.employment.mtu.edu/en-us/job/49...employment.mtu.eduAssistant Professor, Environmental Data Science & Biostatistics | Michigan Technological UniversityExplore career opportunities at Michigan Technological University located in Houghton, MI. Browse and filter job listings to find the perfect fit and learn more about each position. 01013 0
Dr. Lauren Stachowiak @laurenstacho.bsky.social · 18/08/2025Yes! A progression map will be part of lab in Weeks 2 and 3. Do you have access to ArcGIS Pro software? Also, feel free to reach out via email if you want intro mapping materials, I always share course preps! 🙂 110 0
Dr. Lauren Stachowiak @laurenstacho.bsky.social · 18/08/2025Hmm I get an email that says my email can’t be delivered. Were you able to get the syllabus from the link I posted above? If not, I can send another way! :) 100 0
Reposted by Dr. Lauren StachowiakProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences @pnas.org · 18/08/2025Tree-ring fire records from 649 pine trees in central and eastern Arizona show that fires occurred more often in the territory of the Western Apache, or Ndee, than in other regions between 1600–1870, suggesting a culturally controlled fire regime. In PNAS: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... 03215 0
Dr. Lauren Stachowiak @laurenstacho.bsky.social · 16/08/2025I love teaching applied GIS classes! :) 010 0
Dr. Lauren Stachowiak @laurenstacho.bsky.social · 16/08/2025I shared a link above, let me know if you have issues accessing it 😎🖖 110 0
Dr. Lauren Stachowiak @laurenstacho.bsky.social · 16/08/2025I shared a link above, let me know if you have issues accessing it 😎🖖 000 0
Dr. Lauren Stachowiak @laurenstacho.bsky.social · 16/08/2025I’ve set up a public Google folder for the course that has the syllabus, and will update each week this term if you just want to follow along without enrolling for credit. There is a ReadMe file to check out too drive.google.com/drive/folder...drive.google.comIntLevel-WildfireActivityMapping - Google Drive 162 0
Dr. Lauren Stachowiak @laurenstacho.bsky.social · 14/08/2025While prior background will help, the class assumes minimal GIS experience. I’ll send the syllabus!! :) 110 0
Reposted by Dr. Lauren StachowiakUniversity of New Mexico Press @unmpress.bsky.social · 13/08/2025New Mexico Magazine recommends THE JEMEZ MOUNTAINS by @firescar.bsky.social!newmexicomagazine.orgWhat to Read: The Jemez Mountains by Thomas W. SwetnamThomas Swetnam's new book explores the Jemez Mountains through memory, science, and story. 0166 0
Reposted by Dr. Lauren StachowiakGrist @grist.org · 14/08/2025Two years after a wildfire took everything, Maui homeowners are facing a new threat: Foreclosure. grist.org/housing/two-... #Hawaii #Indigenous #Wildfire #Maui #Foreclosure #Firegrist.orgTwo years after a wildfire took everything, Maui homeowners are facing a new threat: ForeclosureA Native Hawaiian mother’s fight to keep her family in Lāhainā despite soaring costs, mortgage limbo, and land-hungry investors eager to own a piece of Hawaiʻi. 02620 0
Reposted by Dr. Lauren StachowiakJared Dahl Aldern @jdaldern.bsky.social · 14/08/2025Thinking about the framing of this article and wondering how many historical and cultural sites and resources were inundated by this reservoir. How many communities did the lake destroy? www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...sfchronicle.comNew California dam removal could restore a river — and destroy a communityResidents of a remote Northern California lake are bracing for the loss of their vacation community with PG&E’s plan to remove two dams and drain a reservoir. 2257 0
Reposted by Dr. Lauren StachowiakKevin Anchukaitis @thirstygecko.bsky.social · 14/08/2025The University of Arizona is hiring a tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor in Physical Geography! Research specialities could include wildfire, climate and water resources, and/or natural hazards, amongst others. Please apply and join us! arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...arizona.csod.comAssistant or Associate Professor, Physical Geography (T/TE) (Updated)Develop and maintain an active research program.Teach undergraduate and graduate courses.Develop advanced courses at the graduate level.Mentor and adv... 14451 0
Dr. Lauren Stachowiak @laurenstacho.bsky.social · 14/08/2025I’m teaching a GIS course Fall 2025 on wildfire activity mapping. This class will be offered through the Prof and Continuing Edu program at Eastern Washington University and you don’t need to be an EWU student to enroll! Email or DM with questions or if you’d like the syllabus! 64921 0
Reposted by Dr. Lauren StachowiakDr. Riley Pizza @rileypizza.bsky.social · 10/08/2025I'm heading to #esa2025 and I am on the job market! Looking for academic positions at SLACs and PUI's broadly where I could share my love of restoration ecology with undergrads in the classroom and in the lab! Send me your leads, or learn more about me from my website rpizza94.github.io/RileyPizza/ 15416 0
Dr. Lauren Stachowiak @laurenstacho.bsky.social · 07/08/2025Was on the Olympic peninsula last week for some fieldwork and took some time for exploring Rialto Beach and areas in the Quinault Rainforest. 072 0
Reposted by Dr. Lauren StachowiakJim Whittington🔥 @jimwhittington.bsky.social · 21/07/2025Yep. "Floods follow fires" is now a maxim. A good IC/Liaison Officer/PIO will not only work the fire, but help the community understand & prepare for the future flooding. Also, 3400 communities depend on national forests for drinking water & drinking watershed fires are some our most dreaded fires. 0134 0
Dr. Lauren Stachowiak @laurenstacho.bsky.social · 20/07/2025Download a PDF copy of our slides here: drive.google.com/file/d/1Ydro...drive.google.comWAGISA2025_Talk.pdf 011 0
Dr. Lauren Stachowiak @laurenstacho.bsky.social · 20/07/2025Interested in fire history, GIS, and community science? My lab presented at WAGISA in Tacoma last month on our work at Riverside State Park using GIS as both a teacher and a tool for improving wildfire resiliency in communities and restoring natural fire regimes. Check out the slides below! 👇 162 0
Reposted by Dr. Lauren StachowiakTom Swetnam @firescar.bsky.social · 20/07/2025The Turkeyfeather Fire in the Gila Wilderness, NM has burned as a low-severity fire over about 24,000 acres (so far). This is a continuation of a fire regime that existed for millennia before the 20th century. This 🧵reviews the fire history of the Gila, as my colleagues and I have studied it. 1/18 26726 0
Dr. Lauren Stachowiak @laurenstacho.bsky.social · 19/07/2025I am a sucker for historical markers. I will pull over at ever single one. I have a goal to one day be involved in making one about fire or tree rings or GIS. 😅🤞 081 0
Dr. Lauren Stachowiak @laurenstacho.bsky.social · 15/07/2025Lochsa River in Idaho along the Nez Perce Trail. 071 0
Reposted by Dr. Lauren StachowiakJoe Mason @moreorloess.bsky.social · 28/06/2025Lots of interesting points in this story, but I want to highlight the commendable work of Kurt Kipfmueller (U of MN) and Evan Larson (UW Platteville) in applying their tree-ring based research in collaborative projects with Tribal Nations across the Great Lakes region. www.mlive.com/environment/...mlive.comMore ‘good fire’ in Michigan restores Indigenous land practicesIndigenous people stewarded the land for millennia and using fire was among the ways they did it. 1409 0
Dr. Lauren Stachowiak @laurenstacho.bsky.social · 27/06/2025I took the extra extra long way home from WAGISA this year and hit Deception Pass and then SR 20 across the north cascades. It was amazing! 120 0
Reposted by Dr. Lauren StachowiakTruthout @truthout.org · 05/06/2025More than 17,000 acres around the Klamath River in Northern California have returned to the Yurok Tribe, completing the largest landback deal in California history. When the California gold rush began, the tribe lost 90% of its territory despite having lived along the Klamath for millennia.buff.lyYurok Tribe Celebrates the Largest Landback Deal in California’s HistoryThe tribe says they will initiate restoration projects on the 17,000 acres taken from them during the gold rush. 326587 0
Reposted by Dr. Lauren StachowiakQiusheng Wu @giswqs.bsky.social · 04/06/2025🚀 Excited to share the draft Table of Contents for my upcoming book, "Introduction to GIS Programming: A Practical #Python Guide to Open Source Geospatial Tools." 📚 github.com/giswqs/intro... 📅 Aiming for a July 2025 release! Stay tuned! 54710 0
Dr. Lauren Stachowiak @laurenstacho.bsky.social · 23/05/2025Here I am standing next to it while giving the mini lecture. It was a tall one! 🤩🔥🌲 030 0
Dr. Lauren Stachowiak @laurenstacho.bsky.social · 23/05/2025From the central cascades in WA, here’s my #FireScarFriday, a beautiful example of fire suppression. I’m holding the outermost curl in my hand, and pointing to earlier scars that are just a few years apart! It also appears to be a CMT with old cut marks along the face. A beauty! 150 0
Reposted by Dr. Lauren StachowiakRainesford Stauffer @rainesford.bsky.social · 18/05/2025“Prior to Friday night storms, at least 29 people—including two children—were killed during flooding in February and April. Combined, at least 47 have died in the commonwealth so far this year because of punishing storm systems that have wreaked havoc across Kentucky.” From @heraldleader.bsky.socialkentucky.comA tragic year for weather: Kentuckians reeling from three deadly storms in 2025Three major storm systems that resulted in flooding and tornadoes have killed at least 47 Kentuckians since January. 14117 0
Reposted by Dr. Lauren StachowiakDamian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 14/05/2025Toxic wildfire pollution infiltrates homes of 1bn people a year, study finds #climatecrisis Story by me www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comToxic wildfire pollution infiltrates homes of 1bn people a year, study findsDangerous indoor pollution could be tackled with air purifiers but costs are too high for many, researchers say 24124 0
Reposted by Dr. Lauren StachowiakQiusheng Wu @giswqs.bsky.social · 12/05/2025🚀 Excited to share a sneak peek of the latest #Leafmap feature: a new sidebar widget and layer manager for #MapLibre! 🌍 Now you can easily control layer visibility, opacity, style, and more with the interactive GUI. github.com/opengeos/lea... #geospatial #mapping #python 1152 0
Reposted by Dr. Lauren StachowiakSusan Prichard @susanprichard.bsky.social · 02/05/2025AFE beat me to the post! Excited to share this paper. We lived through these massive wildfires in 2014 and 2015 and can now share some lessons from them, including areas that have started to reburn. 0227 0
Reposted by Dr. Lauren StachowiakDr Dan Shugar 🇨🇦 @watershedlab.bsky.social · 02/05/2025Interested in coming to Canada for a postdoc? The new Canada Postdoctoral Research Award program now has details (there's additional $$ to recruit Black postdocs to Canada). So if you're interested in geohazards, remote sensing, GIS, etc send me a note 🧪⚒️❄️🏔️🛰️ www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etu...nserc-crsng.gc.caNSERC - Canada Postdoctoral Research Award programNSERC - Canada Postdoctoral Research Award program 44731 0
Reposted by Dr. Lauren StachowiakDr. Samantha Montano @samlmontano.bsky.social · 02/05/2025My April Disasterology newsletter is out including a discussion about End Times Fascism, BRIC, FEMA Corps, the Review Council, voluntary buyouts, DOGE, the per capita indicator, and some questions for Cameron Hamilton at the end. disasterology.substack.com/p/diasterolo...disasterology.substack.comDiasterology: April 2025This newsletter is a compilation of recent disaster ~things~ that I think are cool, important, or otherwise of interest to people who are intrigued with disaster (broadly defined). 1237 0
Dr. Lauren Stachowiak @laurenstacho.bsky.social · 02/05/2025I also really like how you can see on the right side of where the catface was that the tree was beginning to overgrow and bury the earlier scars. In fact a few scars are only visible because the tree was cut. 020 0
Dr. Lauren Stachowiak @laurenstacho.bsky.social · 02/05/2025For #FireScarFriday is a sample from WA state. A unique remnant with approx 12 scars! I added in red lines so you can see where the scars are. This piece was sawed off the top of a stump that was cut long ago. I love how the scars and pith were preserved but not much else haha! 🌲🔥❤️ 1122 0
Reposted by Dr. Lauren Stachowiakthe Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 01/05/2025Happy May 1st. The value of your labor belongs to you and the actions of the state are best understood as as a coordinated effort to distract you from this. The state fears an organized and unified proletariat like it fears death and rightly so. Power to the workers and power to the people 4590113116 0
Dr. Lauren Stachowiak @laurenstacho.bsky.social · 23/04/2025Sunset last night between two lone surviving pines from a past high intensity fire. This area of Riverside SP has so much fire history. ❤️🔥🌲 070 0
Dr. Lauren Stachowiak @laurenstacho.bsky.social · 21/04/2025My lab was accepted to our first GIS conference this year! Myself and a recent graduate will be presenting at WAGISA on our high-res fire history dataset, a community-focused and student-led project in Washington’s largest state park. 🌲🔥🗺️ 090 0
Reposted by Dr. Lauren StachowiakRonald Visser @ronaldvisser.bsky.social · 20/04/2025I have written a small R-script to download all tree-ring data from the ITRDB (measurements and chronologies). Anyone can create a local copy, just in case the data might not be available anymore from @noaa.gov github.com/RonaldVisser... #dendrochronology #treering #opendata #sharegithub.comGitHub - RonaldVisser/Download_ITRDBContribute to RonaldVisser/Download_ITRDB development by creating an account on GitHub. 15220 0
Reposted by Dr. Lauren StachowiakJon Henn @hennhouse.bsky.social · 18/04/2025📣We're recruiting! 📣 Katie Suding and I are looking for a postdoc interested in modelling grassland fire and fuels to contribute to an ongoing project on evaluating how grassland management and variation in fuels can impact wildfire risk around Boulder, CO. See the link below for more information. 24533 0
Reposted by Dr. Lauren StachowiakAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 15/04/2025DOGE was never about savings. It was always about surveillance. Over the weekend, we released new details—and now whistleblowers are coming forward too. What’s becoming clearer by the day: DOGE isn’t a government efficiency program. It’s a data weapon aimed at the American people. 21189892646 0