Fires That Heal: The Story of a Broadcast Burn

Devyn Friedfel, Pepperwood’s Fire and Stewardship Manager and a California-certified Burn Boss, returns to the podcast to share the story of a 70-acre broadcast burn he coordinated in October 2025. In this episode, you'll learn about the various community partnerships that supported this project, the diverse research collaborations that studied the effects of the burn, and the initial impacts of this complex stewardship initiative.

Visit Pepperwood’s Good Fire page to learn more about prescribed burning practices, access additional content from experienced practitioners, and discover opportunities for hands-on experience.

This episode’s Nature Sound Guess Who Game clip, recorded by William R. Fish, was used courtesy of Cornell Lab of Ornithology | Macaulay Library.