Ep. 110: Silver Lining in a Smokey Sky
Wilderness Attitude
English - August 02, 2018 17:36 - 50 minutes - 45.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 62 ratingsWilderness Sports Leisure Hobbies bowhunting hunting elk archery whitetail mountainbucks huntinggear backcountryhunting adventure deer Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
1:02- Podcast starts & intro Steve McClung & Chris Schultz.
2:10- Brandon talks about the wildfire that recently hit Durango and asks Steve & Chris more about how wildfires work with the landscape.
4:55- How the forest service & the wildlife district works and how Steve & Chris are working everyday for wildlife and everyone who enjoys it.
10:45- Wildfires. They dive into the Durango wildfire, what happened, the closures that have taken place and what is happening now.
14:57- Regeneration after fires. They talk about how the wildfires burn and how they regenerate landscape.
22:45- The Smokey Bear campaign. They talk about how things have changed so much over the years and the Smokey Bear campaign that was so important of spreading the word of fire danger and now how much they are realizing fire can do good.
26:32- Wildlife after fire. They discuss how wildlife is effected during a fire and how new species can thrive after fire that weren't necessarily there prior to the fire.
31:05- Aspen trees. They talk about how aspen trees are an indicator of past fires because of how much they thrive when regenerating.
35:11- Post-fire habitat. They talk about how much habitat with evolve & change after fires.
40:44- Post-work that is done with the US Forest Service does after the fire crews leave.
44:37- The San Juan fire now and what they are hoping for with the regeneration and future of the forest area.
48:00- Wrapping up, where to find out more on the San Juan National Forest & Columbine Ranger District & Subscribe!