Learning from fires in Los Angeles

In 2025, Luke Kelly was hosted on sabbatical by the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at University of California, Los Angeles.

During this time, he visited areas in and around Los Angeles impacted by recent wildfires, alongside Morgan Tingley from UCLA, local ecologists and a writer from the New York Times Magazine.

A thoughtful piece by Brooke Jarvis reflects on fire, resilience and the future of ecosystems in southern California and can be read here*.

*Access to the article may require navigating a paywall once the shared link times out.