Robert Gray

Sep 20, 2024 | treefrogcreative.ca | Amy Cardinal Christianson |Robert Gray |Robert McKellar |David Elstone

A solution for reducing wildfire risk and costs in B.C. By Amy Cardinal Christianson and Robert Gray The Vancouver Sun September 19, 2024 Category: Forestry Region: Canada, Canada West We need to coexist with wildfire… but what does it mean?

Sep 19, 2024 | vancouversun.com | Amy Cardinal Christianson |Robert Gray

Skip to ContentAdvertisement 1Opinion: Fire guardians trained in Indigenous and western fire practices would work year-round to reduce fire risk, help properties become fire safe, and conduct cultural burns that restore forest health  •   •  You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Article contentWe need to coexist with wildfire. We hear this a lot lately, but what does it mean?

Sep 13, 2023 | vancouverisawesome.com | Robert Gray

Canada is in the midst of a tragic fire season: five firefighters have lost their lives, there have been countless other close calls, more than 200,000 people have been evacuated from their homes and communities, and over 17 million hectares have burned with massive quantities of greenhouse gases emitted into Earth’s atmosphere. Climate scientists warn that this situation will be repeated in the future with even worse outcomes possible. Is this problem too large to solve?

Jun 6, 2023 | theglobeandmail.com | Robert Gray

Jun 6, 2023 | castanet.net | Robert Gray

Robert Gray is an AFE-certified wildland fire ecologist with over 40 years’ experience in fire science, management and operations in Canada and the United States. Wildfires in Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan are not unusual in May. What is unusual this year is the magnitude of fires in those provinces. And as evacuations and losses become the norm, we must remember that this doesn’t have to be the case, because we can actually do something about it.