The Latest Forest Eco

October 2009

"The Costs of Fighting Fires"

Air October 2009-September 2010

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Forest Eco is a two-minute podcast and radio module distributed monthly by the U.S. Forest Service Southern Research Station.

Forest Eco brings listeners on an audio adventure into the world of Forest Service research and its scientists, who are working to better understand and solve or mitigate many of the South's natural resource challenges.

In the latest edition, we hear from Jeff Prestemon, one of several Forest Service economists who develop models that forecast how much the agency will spend putting out fires each year.

Jeff Prestemon also has this week's Forest Eco tip…tailored to residents of fire prone areas.