A recent webinar by ACCAP (Alaska Center for Climate Assessment & Policy) explored this question, and is summarized in AFSC’s latest Research Brief (available HERE). A research team at UAF led by Dr. Katie Spellman shared the results of their research in the field since the fires of 2004 as well as follow-up studies in greenhouse experiments. Spellman took up the question of invasive plants and wildfire nearly 20 years ago when she heard that Alaska land managers needed to know more about this issue.

Download the Research Brief or watch the Aug 22, 2023 recorded webinar:

Wildfire and Invasive Plants in Alaska’s Boreal Forest

and Q&A session at ACCAP’s website: https://uaf-accap.org/event/wildfire-invasive-plants/