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Professor of Burning Questions


Flood and fires have swept through Colorado forests on a spectacular scale, and the changes left behind are obvious even to casual observers. Darkened ash-scapes, twisted and broken trees, mangled debris and silt-covered riverbanks are significant reminders of high water and wildfires.

It’s what isn’t so obvious, though, that interests Dr. Scott Franklin, professor of ecology at the University of Northern Colorado. Franklin studies “disturbance ecology,” which includes disturbances from the elements as well as from human-made changes in the landscape—like the placement of oil wells in a specific location.

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