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The Creek Fire

was a large wildfire that started on Sept. 4, 2020, near Shaver Lake, Calif. The fire burned 379,895 acres (153,738 ha) and took 3 1/2 months to fully contain.

The Creek Fire

in California’s Sierra Nevada was the fifth largest in modern California history. It burned in an area where drought and bark beetle outbreak resulted in widespread tree mortality.

The Teakettle Experiment

The Teakettle Experiment

was implemented in 1997 to quantify the effects of fire and thinning on the ecosystem.

UNM scientists find climate-driven tree mortality and fuel aridity increase wildfire fuel availability

Research suggests dead fuels lead to bigger, more intense wildfires

By Steve Carr December 15, 2021

Categories: Front Page College of Arts & Sciences Biology Research

Tags: The Teakettle Experiment Earth Systems Ecology Lab

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