Wildfire
The Culture, Science, and Future of Fire
Published on 1. January 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
144 pages
979-8-3480-2784-1 (ISBN)
Description
"Environmental scientist Ferin Anderson and author Stephanie Sammartino McPherson examine how Indigenous people, farmers, and forestry departments have used fire to manage resources and how climate change is impacting the future of fire"--
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Language
English
Place of publication
Minneapolis
United States
Publishing group
Lerner Publishing Group
Target group
Young adult
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
US School Grade: From Eighth Grade to Twelfth Grade, Reading Age: From 13 to 14 years, Interest Age: From 13 to 18 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Glossary; Bibliography; Index; Graphs; Charts; Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 226 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
318 gr
ISBN-13
979-8-3480-2784-1 (9798348027841)
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Persons
Ferin Davis Anderson is an ecologist, founder of Omakakii LLC, and an enrolled citizen of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa in North Dakota. She is committed to reciprocal land stewardship that honors both culture and science. Ferin is also the coauthor of Wildfire: The Culture, Science, and Future of Fire. She has been working with fire as an ecological and cultural tool to achieve beneficial and healing outcomes since 2014. Witnessing Indigenous people revitalize and reconnect with this practice has been one of the greatest gifts of her career.