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Category: research 'Curious Conversations' podcast: Adam Coates talks about wildfires , articleCoates explained some of the science behind fire behavior, the role of landscape, and the challenges posed by urban areas to fire management. He also shared insights about preventative measures communities can take, including the use of prescribed burning.
Date: Feb 03, 2025 - -
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Category: impact Expert shares factors increasing forest fire ignitions , articleForest fires are natural phenomena, yet studies show they are becoming more widespread, consuming larger areas of forest each year. Virginia Tech fire ecology and management expert Adam Coates discusses the t factors causing unnaturally high numbers of forest fires, how fire itself can be a counteractant, and provides tips for homeowners.
Date: Dec 17, 2024 - -
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Category: impact The role utility companies could play in stopping wildfires , articleCoordinated power shutoffs could help control the wildfires spreading across New York and New Jersey, according to a Virginia Tech expert. These shutoffs could mitigate the risk posed by unseasonably dry conditions and challenging terrain, both of which have made containment efforts especially difficult, said Professor Ali Mehrizi-Sani, a Virginia Tech electrical engineering researcher.
Date: Nov 12, 2024 - -
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Virginia Tech Global Distinction Virginia Tech joins global team for award-winning research using firefighting drones , articleVirginia Tech experts and a global group of researchers bring together strong research and best practices in the use of unmanned aerial vehicles in outdoor firefighting.
Date: Aug 14, 2024 - -
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Category: impact Fall Forestry and Wildlife Tours connect the campus to the commonwealth , articleJennifer Gagnon coordinates annual tours as part of Virginia Cooperative Extension’s efforts to connect campus research to forest landowners in the commonwealth.
Date: Mar 06, 2024 - -
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Category: impact Virginia Tech alumni fuel a burning desire to fight wildfires , articleSeveral Virginia Tech alumni from the College of Natural Resources and Environment are dedicating their knowledge and skills to tackling one of the hottest issues in the nation: limiting and managing the often harmful effects of wildfires.
Date: May 18, 2022 - -
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From camera traps to tank tracks: Hokies manage conservation work on military landscapes , articleThe Conservation Management Institute works with the military to protect threatened and endangered animals and plants while preserving critical conservation landscapes.
Date: Oct 20, 2021 - -
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Category: impact Climate change is fueling record-high heat, drought conditions, and wildfires in the Western U.S. , articleWestern parts of the U.S. are feeling the effects of climate change this summer as areas suffer from record-high temperatures, drought condition, and wildfires. Virginia Tech expert says there are many intricacies of climate change that lead to these extreme weather patterns
Date: Jul 14, 2021 - -
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Category: academics Natural resources faculty use innovation and engagement to adapt to new online education space , article“We want to encourage [our students] that we’ll all get through this, so 30 years from now they’ll be telling their kids about the time when they had to watch their professor stumbling around in a creek trying to catch a fish.”
Date: Jun 10, 2020 - -
Video ItemCategory: academics Forestry student finds passion for wildland fire management after injury, surgeries , video
John Kese, a student in the College of Natural Resources and Environment, suffered an injury in high school while playing baseball. His goal of playing the sport at the college level turned into a fiery passion for, well, fire. Photos courtesy of John Kese.
Date: Oct 01, 2019 - -
Video ItemCategory: academics Fire and forest ecology , video
Adam Coates, assistant professor of forest fire ecology and management in the College of Natural Resources and Environment, leads a prescribed burn with students in Fishburn Forest as part of the Wildland Fire: Ecology and Management course.
Date: Jun 21, 2019 -