Wesley "Yeti Legs" Black

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3,123 appearances 11 recordings 1 series first heard May 2026 last heard 10 Aug

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Yeti Walks Into Basecamp | Talking. Thru. Hiking. · E104 | Wildfire & Hiking | Nuance Of Fire Ecology | w/ Dr. Emily Schultz · 10 Aug 2026 podcast

But I think hikers are most afraid of fire. voice-verified

So it's it's demonized for sure, but fire can be good. voice-verified

So I would like to start the conversation on like what is fire and what kind of role does it play in our ecosystems? voice-verified

So right there. voice-verified

An interesting question popped into my head. voice-verified

So you're you're talking about the lodge pole pine, but there are other fire adapted tree species. voice-verified

Let's spend a few minutes and talk about them because the Douglas fir and the ponderosa, like I don't want those to be forgotten as well. voice-verified

They're really cool. voice-verified

Yeah, it's really cool to think about how these different species have learned to coexist with fire. voice-verified

Cause again, it has been demonized and fire is not bad, but I think we're seeing fire. voice-verified

Um voice-verified

You're talking about fire regimes. voice-verified

I think we're seeing worse fires in areas um because there is so much fuel accumulation. voice-verified

And that's due to decades of fire suppression. voice-verified

Do you do you want to talk about that a little bit and why we're seeing such big stand replacing, but also seed bank eliminating fires that are effectively nuking areas? voice-verified

Would you say that the other large part of human involvement in these bigger fires is our contributions to climate change? voice-verified

Almost everything in ecology is gray. voice-verified

There's very little black and white, right? voice-verified

And you're talking about uh drought and more available fuels and I'm thinking about how I'm already seeing fireweed. voice-verified

Um, in full bloom right now in July. voice-verified

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