Professor Peter Nelson Adds Wildland Firefighting to His Expertise

February 7, 2022

Professor Peter Nelson leans against a tree in the forest as he explains how he is training to be a wildland firefighter with the goal od using "good fire" as a tool to reduce risk and build ecosystem resilience against wildfires.Peter Nelson, faculty affiliate of ISSI's Center for Research on Native American Issues, was featured in this Berkeley News article. Professor Nelson is an assistant professor of environmental science, policy and management and of ethnic studies who is now gaining expertise in wildland firefighting in order to use fire as a tool for reducing risk and building economic resilience against wildfires. Routinely controlling the burning of small areas can help communities avoid the catastrophic damages previous wildfires had left.