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Erica Smithwick

@drericasmithwick.bsky.social

Distinguished Professor, Director of the Penn State Climate Consortium, Director of the Earth and Environmental Systems Institute, Penn State

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Lauren McPhillips @lmcp.bsky.social · last yr.

New review paper out on fluvial flood reduction 🌊 from nature-based solutions (NBS) 🏞 🌳led by Marina Howarth w/ Alfonso Mejía & @drericasmithwick.bsky.social #flooding #ecosystemservices #naturebasedsolutions wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Scaling Nature‐Based Solutions for Fluvial Floods: A Worldwide Systematic Review

Studying nature-based solutions ability to mitigate fluvial floods and provide co-benefits by systematically reviewing 131 papers, with 1076 case studies, and grouping them based on Ecosystem Focus T....

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Erica Smithwick @drericasmithwick.bsky.social · 2y ago

Super conversation #fireecology chat with @afe-fireecology.bsky.social on our new paper about mid-Atlantic fire management, which you can find at fireecology.springeropen.com/articles/10.... (or just listen to the podcast…more fun)

Barriers and opportunities for implementing prescribed fire: lessons from managers in the mid-Atlantic region, United States - Fire Ecology

Background Prescribed burning is a beneficial fire management practice used by practitioners worldwide to meet multiple land management objectives, including reduction of wildfire hazard, promotion of...

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Association for Fire Ecology@afe-fireecology.bsky.social · 2y ago

NEW EPISODE of #FireEcology Chats! 🔥🎙️ Bob Keane joins @drericasmithwick.bsky.social to discuss how managers in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States can safely put prescribed fire back into the landscape to address local issues. #SNFECO Listen here: fireecology.org/feco-podcast...

Erica Smithwick @drericasmithwick.bsky.social · 2y ago

This is what is looks like to live in the Pyrocene. Not a piece I wanted to write, but having studied fire my entire career, I can tell you this is not normal. Hoping we can learn from this and make changes. There is still time. iee.psu.edu/news/blog/ho...

How the Los Angeles wildfires expose climate risks and solutions

The devastating Los Angeles wildfires reveal the growing risks of climate change and the urgent need for solutions. Explore how these fires are out of sync with nature's cycles, why extreme weather is...

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