View of portion of the Taylor Bridge burn (2012) near Ellensburg, Washington
My Research
Specific Interests: Late Quaternary paleoecology and paleoclimatology; the role of fire in ecosystems of the western United States and Central America; (paleo) human/environment interactions; Native American use of fire; biogeographical impact of global climate change; application of paleoecological data to land-management policy
Specific Interests: Late Quaternary paleoecology and paleoclimatology; the role of fire in ecosystems of the western United States and Central America; (paleo) human/environment interactions; Native American use of fire; biogeographical impact of global climate change; application of paleoecological data to land-management policy
Current Research Projects
Fire and vegetation history of the Sinlahekin Wildlife Area and surrounding area, Okanogan County, Washington, and its application to forest management in the Eastern Cascades
Specific study sites:
Photo: Coring Fish Lake, Sinlahekin Wildlife Area, July 2011 |
Climatic and human
influences on the fire and vegetation history of subalpine forests/meadows, Mount
Rainier National Park (Washington)
Specific study sites:
Photo: Coring Sunrise Lake, Mt. Rainier National Park, August 2011 |
The influence of climate variability and human use of fire on the Holocene fire and vegetation history of the Willamette Valley of Oregon and Washington
Specific study sites:
Photo: Zack Taylor holding a sediment core from Clear Lake, July 2012 |