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EWU Geosciences Expert: Wildfires Impact Us All

July 22, 2021 By David Meany
Aerial view of the football field, URC and many residence halls

Lauren Stachowiak, an assistant professor of Geosciences at EWU, is an expert on wildfire activity and how climate change has impacted fire behavior.  Appearing on “Experts @ EWU” on Spokane Talks, she points out how recent fires in the region are prime example of Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) and how we all need to be ‘fire-wise.’  And she says, you’d be surprised what the trees are telling us.