In order to understand you better the current science on forest fires and why it is at odds with the current fire management approaches often used, we have collected a number of videos that explain the issues.

• We recommend starting with a 4-part video field trip to burned areas of the Lolo National Forest with Dick Hutto.

Exploring a burned forest, a presentation of the science behind the benefits of severe fire from the PBS series Audubon Guides

Disturbance from Conservation Media^TM.

Portraits in Black 2015, a visual exploration of the ecological magic following a severe forest fire.

Forests Born of Fire, a video by the Wild Nature Institute

And two videos by Jack D. Cohen, a fire science researcher, explaining the threat to homes from wildfires

First, explaining the “Home Ignition Zone”

Second, a discussion of radiant heat versus firebrands