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USDA Forest Service
Forestcast
As a daily weather forecast evaluates current atmospheric conditions and predicts if it’s likely to rain in the near future, Forestcast shows you what’s happening in the forests of the Northeast and Midwest, and where those forest ecosystems might be headed. From the forefront of forest research, the Northern Research Station invites you inside the largest forest research organization in the world — the USDA's Forest Service. In each episode, you’ll hear stories, interviews, and special in-depth anthologies of the science that's studying, questioning, and solving some of today's most...
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Ratings & Reviews
4.9 stars from 83 ratings
The Internet can give you the simple answers to the what and why of our National Forests but to truly understand fire on our public lands, to know why trees are dying, to understand the ecosystems, to appreciate the work being done behind the scenes, this podcast will educate and inform so the...Read full review »
Trail Sojourn via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 08/14/24
Great way to learn about forests!
Great podcast with good production values. I’ve learned a lot about forest ecology from listening.
grego5aurus via Apple Podcasts · Canada · 04/13/24
Scientific, detailed, fun
Great listen for anyone, from the curious to the professionals.
camocarmelcamel via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 11/04/23
Recent Episodes
Published 05/15/24
Fire shapes landscapes and lives, but how do humans shape fire? By measuring wildfire ignition, mitigation, and recovery, as well as the wildland-urban interface—where houses meet or intermingle with undeveloped wildland vegetation—scientists are uncovering the complex dynamics between wildfire...
Published 05/15/24
Fire affects forests above and belowground. Travel along on a multiscale journey from forest-wide influences to molecular-level changes, unraveling the knowns and unknowns of fire effects on soil, vegetation, and carbon.  Sharon Hood explains how fire affects tree mortality, tracing the...
Published 05/08/24
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