Television and Radio

NBC Bay Area | Nearly 300 scientists from across the country and abroad believe actions taken by the U.S. Forest Service are contributing to faster, more devastating wildfires throughout California.

CNN | Here is Dr. Chad Hanson with anchor Ana Cabrera going over the facts about why Trump is WRONG about the Camp Fire, Woosely Fire, Hill Fire, and all California wildfires.

For The Wild | Narratives of wildfire in this country have long been muddled with myth and misinformation. On November 11th, the President of the United States perpetuated this by tweeting: “There is no reason for these massive, deadly, and costly forest fires in California except that forest management is so poor…”

Podship Earth | We talk with Dr. Chad Hanson to examine if there is any scientific basis to support the numerous calls to clear the forest as a way of helping reduce fire risk.

CGTN America | This is the time of year when hot dry Santa Ana winds fuel wildfires in California, but this year a radical new plan by officials to keep the flames at bay is raising alarm among environmentalists.

Ecology Hour on KZYX | Conversation about the importance of low, moderate and high intensity fire for forest ecosystem health in California. Rarer than old-growth forest and just as biodiverse, let’s let science guide management rather than fear.

PBS SoCal | Following a Prius up a dirt forest road, I daydream a bit behind the wheel. It’s a pretty place: black oaks starting to show a little fall color, tall willows fringing the backs of Grout Creek, sun-warmed granite boulders showing between the trees. Scrub jays dart noisily between the trees as I pass, flashes of blue glinting off their wing feathers.

Charter TV Local Edition | Chad Hanson debunks myths about fire in our forests and talks about his new book The Ecological Importance of Mixed-Intensity Fire: Nature’s Phoenix.

PBS SoCal | This month I had the opportunity to hike into the Aspen Grove which burned at high intensity on the San Bernardino National Forest during the Lake Fire. I’d expected the Lake Fire’s high intensity burn area to be somber, promising renewal only in the abstract for people who could spot subtle signs of recovery. Instead, the place is cheerful, the life in it exuberant.

PBS SoCal | Numerous scientific studies, including one by NASA, demonstrate that trees that die as a result of an increase in Bark beetle populations do not increase the risk or intensity of wildland fire in western forests. These native beetles enhance our forest ecosystems and should not be the scapegoat for misinformed forest management and misguided legislation.