The Cold Canyon Fire journals: green shoots and silver linings in the ashes

Abstract

Fire in the canyon : the Wragg Fire and what came next -- First responders : life comes rushing to the flames -- Emerald and sepia : new leaves on burned slopes -- An explosion of color : wildflowers seize the day -- Flower-followers : pollinators -- The relativity of time : oak and pine in life and death -- Cornerstones : lichens in rapidly changing ecosystems -- Blazing a trail : mammals of all kinds -- The fire cycle in the Anthropocene : Cold Canyon burns again -- Bring fire with you : a new old paradigm -- Conclusion: The newt's way.