Caught in the Krausefire: Recent Episodes
E. Krause
This is a podcast about all things natural resources. Each episode, I bring in guest speakers, most of which are from Michigan Technological University's College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science, to talk about their specific research, work in the field, first hand experiences in the woods, and more. We cover things like wildfire, climate change, research studies on Isle Royale with wolves, steps to get into a career in natural resources, ethics in the environment, hunting, fishing, plants, trees, wildlife, and so much more. If you like anything nature, there is an episode for you. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/krausefire/support
Join myself and my guest Wabanungoquay (Waba) as we discuss the seven generations, traditional ecological knowledge, harvesting rice and sap, passing down knowledge, and more on this episode of Caught in the Krausefire.
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This week, Brendan and I discuss the uses of GIS in conservation today. Emerging technologies are allowing us to measure the forest from the floor and the ground, leading to an abundance of environmental data, but what do we do with all of it and how can we predict the future of our forests?
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Join myself and Jordan as we discuss her transition from an MTU undergrad to an MTU Grad! Jordan and I discuss classes, field gear, student orgs, fall camp, and all the other ins and outs of the College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science at Michigan Technological University.
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Join Harlee, a Master of Forestry Student, and I as we discuss the impacts that fire suppression has on forests such as Oak Savannas. We talk about the smoky bear culture, being a not male identified human in the field, fire, and more!
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Join myself and Melina as we talk about Deer, Moose, and Elk populations and their affects on Northern Hardwood Forests. Turns out there is quite a difference between the Upper and Lower Peninsula! Melina's experiences in both ecosystems help us understand the impacts on forest health, harvesting, recreation, and more!
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Join myself and Oliver Jensen as we chit chat about working together colaboratively with natural resource professionals to assure that we are meeting the needs of as many as we can. Then we dive into Hemlock Wooly Aldelgid and Hemlock forest management.
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Join myself and MF student Laura Shimmel as we dive into her past - a history of working in the wilderness, fighting fires, being on a women's chainsaw crew, and the million other things shes somehow done in her lifetime already! THEN we dive deeper into the Wilderness Act of 1964, and get to know The Bob a bit more.
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Join myself and Master of Forestry student Joe Beeson as he teaches us about carbon sequestration in grassland type ecosystems, how fire affects these systems, and restoration. Prairie restoration, grazing, prescribed burns. We talk about it all!
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Welcome to a new season of Caught in the Krausefire. Join Courtney Hohnholt and I to learn about Nature's tick control - no, not possums this time - FIRE!
Courtney shares some interesting research about the effects of wildland and prescribed fire on tick populations, and what that means for humans, animals, and the ecosystem.
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Get Caught in the Krausefire with myself and Bradley Biggs, a current Master of Forestry student who I mayyyy have caused a bit of trouble for when he was my RA back in our undergraduate days. Brad talks about his passion for rock climbing, but ties it into recreation in natural areas. Join in, as we discuss ways to make recreating more accessible to those who might otherwise miss out on the opportunities folks like Brad and I get to experience every day. How will climate change affect recreation in the UP? In the West? Get Caught in the Krausefire to find out our thoughts.
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Get Caught in the Krausefire as Mike and I talk about some historical perspectives of natural resources. On this episode, Mike teaches myself and listeners about the "almost" Lewis and Clark, who were a French father and son team of botanists that started the research of North American Sylva as well as some chit chat about the short lived logging area in our very own upper peninsula. We discuss the impact that Henry Ford has made in the College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science specifically, and explain the life of surveyors who participated in the Public Land Survey.
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Another season kicks off with Michael Arkwright as the current Master of Forestry cohort takes their Professionalism in Forestry Class. These Master of Forestry Students at Michigan Tech's College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science have chosen specific natural resource topics to talk about this semester, beginning with Michael's research on Oak Wilt with his professor and advisor. We also touch base on some Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion topics in the natural resource field, and have a great discussion about the anthropomorphizing of trees and plants in scientific literature, non-scientific literature, and in Indigenous culture.
Be sure to check out the other episodes coming out this season. Students will be talking about much more of their research, classes, and field work.
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Join myself and Seth, a MF student graduating in fall of 2021 from CFRES at MTU, as we chat about his path to Forestry, his experience in the peace corps, & of course some gay shit. I read my diversity essay to the audience in this episode, which is also found here:
https://www.mtu.edu/unscripted/stories/2021/april/forests-of-our-future.html
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Hudson, and MF student at CFRES, chats about his previous work in Natural Resources with the Minnesota DNR and others that led him to where he is now. We discuss his passion for the outdoors including hunting and fishing (every type of fishing you can imagine) as well as the values of sportsman in the woods and on the water. We talk about some current topics of debate in the natural resource world like yards full of native grasses and plants in the middle of cities, shining, and spear-fishing.
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Join me, Krause and my classmate, Thomas in another episode of interviews from Master of Forestry Students in the class of 2021 from Michigan Tech's College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science! Thomas has been all over the world doing work with Americorps, the forest service, school, and his family. He has worked with bees, lived in places days away from the closest cities, crossed paths with people time and time again, and with all that... he is going to be a forester after graduating! Get caught in the Krausefire and learn about Thomas and his well-rounded mind and yet another path that led to forestry!
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Join me, Krause, and classmate Mattison as we discuss his path to the Master of Forestry program here at Michigan Tech in the College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science!
Sometimes the path to your dream career isn't clear. Sometimes it takes living in a big city to realize that your true passion is out in the woods. Sometimes you get degrees in things you don't end up actually wanting to do, and that is okay! It is never too late to start learning about Forestry and natural resources and chart a new course to your dreams. Don't believe me? You will, after getting caught in this episode of Caught in the Krausefire!
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Laura and I kick off another session of Caught in the Krausefire with the Master of Forestry Students in the College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science, but this time with the class of 2021.
This and the following 5 episodes, I will be interviewing MF students in our professionalism class taught by the one and only Mickey Jarvi (who will also be joining us!) The goal of these episodes is for us to attain some communication skills so that we can be accredited through the Society of American Foresters upon graduation.
Laura is a Native Yooper from Marquette, Michigan. She jumped right into the natural resource field after high school doing Silviculture in Munising for the National Forest Service, worked for The Nature Conservancy, did work in Chile, works at the Northern Research Station, and is even going to be a moose watcher this summer on Isle Royale National Park!
Laura and I have had many similar paths that have criss crossed SO MANY TIMES but we had never met... UNTIL NOW! (hence the title of this episode). Marquette, Munising, working with individuals with disabilities, and finally here at Michigan Tech.
Get Caught in the Krausefire this episode as we chat about Laura's previous and current work experience, her hobbies of rock and ice climbing, what the future holds for her, and these big flightless birds all named Rhea?
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Join Angela and I for part two of our two part Q&A Session about being a Wildland firefighter. In the final part of the session we will talk about the different types of Wildland firefighters, the differences between the Forest Service and the DNR, some random experiences about gender and queerness, and more. Follow @caughtinthekrausefire on Instagram to see updates from the show!
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Join me, Krause, and my guest Angela, for a TWO episode Q&A session about being a Wildland firefighter. Angela is a Mexican Immigrant who was raised in Mexico and Detroit during her younger years. She currently resides in the upper peninsula of Michigan doing endless hours of work in diversity while attaining her degree in General Social Science from Michigan Tech. Angela reached out to me recently and asked to know more about being a Wildland firefighter. "Is it too late?" It is NEVER too late, Angela.
Learn how to get into the world of firefighting, the courses to take to be qualified, fitness expectations, working with a national and state agency, and SO much more! Thanks for getting Caught in the Krausefire!
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Get Caught in the Krausefire and learn about climate change and its predicted effects on forests as large disturbances occur more frequently at greater capacities. We talk about how the hydrological cycle is impacted by changing temperatures and precipitation, and how those changes affect large disturbances like windstorms, wildfire, landslides, and more! This predicted cycle is already happening, and going to continue as climate change increases. Learn about the effects the disturbances have on forests with myself and my friends Melissa and Jenny as I explain.
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Get caught in the Krausefire with Krause and Tara as they talk about Maple Syrup in Michigan!
Tara Bal is an assistant research professor in the College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science at Michigan Technological University. She teaches forest health (like fungi and insects in the forest), wild foods, and plant-related courses, as well as Maple Syrup Management and Culture!
In this episode Tara tells us about the maple syrup course. She explains the culture that began so many years ago with indigenous people who made their own containers to transport the syrup, tapped into the trees, and boiled the sap into the rich and sweet substances we enjoy today! We discuss some of the processes that are used to turn many gallons of sap into a gallon of syrup from tapping to evaporation to telling stories while families and friends work together to make a product the world loves.
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Angie talks about single tree selection while working for a private consulting company in the middle of the U.P.
Learn how this method works, why it is important, and how utilizing this method helps the forest. Angie was lucky enough to do this work BEFORE starting her Master of Forestry degree at Michigan Tech's College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science this year, and shares her experience in the field, tells us about her sidekick (her dog) and explains the companies method of pointing out seed trees in order to bring back Michigan forests to their original state of Red and White pine, yellow birch, and more. We also mention a few top-secret spots in the Autrain-Munising area (although you might have to ask the locals if they'll let you in). Get Caught in the Krausefire this week with Angie and I as we discuss natural resources in the Upper Peninsula.
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Caught in the Krausefire interviews Master of Forestry student Mike, who chats about his experience working for Northwest Management Inc in Idaho and the surrounding states. He cruised timber with this private company that's goal is to provide a balanced approach to natural resource management. Mike's experience will help you learn what it's like in the day of a life of a timber cruiser, as well as some other experiences with LiDar. We chat about what it's like working in the private sector vs state and federal sectors of natural resources, and finally Mike gives his own advice when it comes to working in natural resource professions. Get caught in the Krausefire and learn about timber cruising!
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Claudia is a Ph.D. student at Michigan Technological University in the College of Forest Resources and Environmental Sciences. Originally from Germany, Claudia is currently studying Forestry Science, doing research, and is the Social Chair of the club Women in Natural Resources, a club that supports women in natural resource professions here at MTU. Claudia talks about her experience as a woman, and we compare and contrast policies and social "norms" in Germany vs the United States. We delve into topics on pay gaps, maternity leave, and being LGBT in these types of professions. Get Caught in the Krausefire and learn about being a woman in the world of natural resources!
This podcast is edited from a radio show that I hosted at MTU on their local station and has some edits that sound a little odd. Please bear with me as this was one of my first experiences doing a radio show and my first experience editing audio!
We also talk about maternity leave in this episode but I did not have time to look up laws in the US beforehand. Maternity leave for women in the US is 12 weeks unpaid.
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Shane is a Master of Forestry Student at Michigan Technological University in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and my classmate. Although he was once a city slicker, he now has years of experience in a variety of natural resource-related fields like humane wildlife removal and prevention, photographing at the Philmont base camp with Boy Scouts, photography of landscapes and fire scars, and fire rehabilitation. Shane's passion stemmed from his parents' appreciation of nature and being a Boy Scout where he attended Philmont himself as a 14-year-old, determined to go back because of the life-changing experiences he gained while there. After a few years as a Senior Inspector in wildlife removal and prevention in Chicago, he made it back to Philmont as a photographer for several years. When the Ute Park Fire hit the base camp in 2018, Shane stayed to do fire rehabilitation, working to prevent floods and recover the beloved area with his handy-dandy chainsaw. Shane's love for the UP which he visited as a child, drew him to MTU to get his Master of Forestry. He is currently one of my best friends and will graduate this year to eventually find a career doing what he is most passionate about. Get Caught in the Krausefire and listen to Shane and I talk about his experiences, scouting, and forestry while we are quarantined thousands of miles apart during the Corona outbreak.
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Nathan and Casey are on the show with me today talking about their past experience working in the natural resource fields in different areas of Alaska. They are both Master of Forestry Students who decided to take a leap of faith, adventure out, and explore the beauties of Alaska before beginning their Graduate degrees and are excited to share their experiences with you. They talk about a day in the life as a tour guide and timber specialist, living off the grid, valuable experiences gained from coworkers, and more.
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