Editor's Pick
The Lookout
Fire Literacy. Fire Ecology. Fire History. Lots of beautiful maps. And a wealth of knowledge that comes from almost 30 years of experience with (and insight into) fire behavior, especially in the north state. All of that is on tap at The Lookout—which includes a website, regular newsletters, and regular live broadcasts during fire season that take deep dives into specific fires and their behavior. The Lookout was created by Pyrogeographer Zeke Lunder.
In his own words: “I started this during the Dixie Fire when I realized Twitter, Facebook, and other fire information pages weren’t really working to tell the kinds of stories I want to tell. We are drowning in information, but lacking in context. My aim with this site is to help people get a better grip on how fires work, how they move across the landscape, how we fight them, and how to tell when they are doing good work for us.”
In early August, Lunder was interviewed on Blue Dot, a podcast by Dave Schlom from Redding featured weekly on NPR. Listen to the episode. Then subscribe to The Lookout. Living where we do, we can all benefit from being better informed about fire.