Melissa Lucash
@melissalucash.bsky.social
Research Assistant Prof at U of Oregon. Tree-loving Wildfire and Landscape Modeler with a side of Biogeochemistry. PI of #TEEL_Lab with 8 humans + 10 pets
Fostering #kittens for a rescue org is one of the best things in life. May little Peppercorn have a wonderful life in his new home. #AdoptDontShop #felinegood #fosteringSavesLives #fosteringKittens #kittenRescue
It's been 22 years since we went to our first #ESA conference together, and today she's the President. #ESA2026 @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social
Have a reviewer who admits to uploading your paper to AI, which is against the journal guidelines? Report them!
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One of the many great benefits of working at UO is the dedication of the communications team in sharing research conducted at the university. This weeks feature in OregonNews was our AK and BC old growth mapping efforts.
New maps chart old-growth forests across Alaska and British Columbia
The data shows where forests are most vulnerable to policy changes that could remove protections
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New paper in Fire Ecology: what actually makes a wildfire "extreme"? Current definitions rely on rigid thresholds that don't hold up across ecosystems. We argue for judging fire behavior, ecological outcomes, and social impacts against historical baselines. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Roadmap for the future of extreme wildfire events - Fire Ecology
Background Extreme wildfire events (EWEs) represent a growing threat globally, posing substantial risks to ecosystems, human communities, and infrastructure. Despite increased recognition of their eco...
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Bad EAB news from ODF: emerald ash borer, an invasive beetle whose larvae kill ash trees, has turned up in three new Willamette Valley spots this month: a parking lot just east of I-5 in Tualatin, one outside Newberg, and a private residence in Silverton.
National Parks Foundation released their list of Science Trailblazers, which includes a postdoc in my lab- check out this video about James and his research! youtu.be/KMEe-PDrwgM?...
Science Trailblazer: James Lamping
YouTube video by National Park Foundation
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Our report/paper on forest carbon offsets are featured on the PBS NewsHour @pbsnews.org. Thanks to Rebecca Sanders-DeMott @cleanaircatf.bsky.social for leading the effort! youtu.be/A8qkohvRDSA?...
PBS News Hour full episode, May 22, 2026
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
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So wonderful to have Michelle Mack visit @uoregon.bsky.social to talk about boreal forests! @bnzlter.bsky.social
I'm thrilled to share that my first first-author paper has been published in the Association for Fire Ecology's Fire Ecology journal. This project couldn't have been completed without the support of my collaborators, field assistants, and staff at UC Santa Barbara's Sedgwick Reserve🔥🌳 rdcu.be/ffQSU
Bark traits and fire vulnerability in three California foothill oak species
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New paper published by #TEEL_Lab postdoc @kbrande1.bsky.social Brande, K, Davis, FW & Kendall, BE. 2026. Bark traits and fire vulnerability in three California foothill oak species. Fire Ecol 22, 43. doi.org/10.1186/s424...
New paper published by Clearwater, PhD student in our lab #TEEL_Lab Hutchinson, J.T., Clearwater, T, Kent, J, Kapoor, V, Dessouky, S. 2026. Spontaneous vegetation diversity in managed stormwater swales and detention basins in Central Texas. doi.org/10.1016/j.je...
Excited to host Michelle Mack @bnzlter.bsky.social at @uoregon.bsky.social this week. Lots of talk about #wildfire, #forests, and #boreal ecosystems!
I'm so proud of how hard my students and PDs work but still carve out to time to hike, run, ski, knit, bike, surf...
Melissa Lucash@melissalucash.bsky.social · 5mo agoMentoring is the best part of my job #TEEL_Lab 2 PDs, 1 PhD, 1 MS and 3 undergrads
New paper led by @jameslamping.bsky.social mapping #old-growth forests in SE #Alaska and SW B.C. Take home messages:
Interested in landscape modeling and are looking to use LANDIS-II? The LANDIS community is hosting a virtual workshop in May!
Melissa Lucash@melissalucash.bsky.social · 6mo agoLANDIS-II Virtual Training Workshop in May! May 13, 15, 20, and 22 from 8a - 12p Pacific. This is a fast-paced, hands-on virtual workshop designed to give new users the background they need to start running LANDIS-II. Participation is capped at 20. Cost: $500 USD (Credit Card or Check only)
LANDIS-II Virtual Training Workshop in May! May 13, 15, 20, and 22 from 8a - 12p Pacific. This is a fast-paced, hands-on virtual workshop designed to give new users the background they need to start running LANDIS-II. Participation is capped at 20. Cost: $500 USD (Credit Card or Check only)
OK, as we go into February, I'm officially worried about our snowpack numbers across the Western US. Less snow means dryer soils and fuels heading into the summer and I don't like fire years where the high country comes online early.
Just saw this new paper by Tang et al. out of NCAR :/... Excited to check it out! Emissions from burned structures in wildfires as significant yet unaccounted sources of US air pollution doi.org/10.1038/s414...
Emissions from burned structures in wildfires as significant yet unaccounted sources of US air pollution - Nature Communications
Burned structures in wildfires release air pollutants not included in emissions inventories. Structure burning in wildland-urban interface fires emit hazardous compounds at levels exceeding anthropoge...
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Yet another journal rejects modeling papers. "is assigning low priority to studies of this nature (e.g., bench-scale experiments, modeling-focused studies...)" In these chaotic scientific times, they're rejecting all studies using an acceptable scientific tool? So... annoyed.
