Jared Dahl Aldern
@jdaldern.bsky.social
Co-lead of the Sierra-Sequoia Burn Cooperative, a partnership of four California Native American Tribes and other landowners, fire practitioners, and researchers. Co-editor of a fire anthology forthcoming from Oregon State University Press, spring 2026.
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Jared Dahl Aldern
@jdaldern.bsky.social
· Nov 10
Landkeeping
With rising temperatures, longer summers, drought, and more wildfires occurring in the United States and Canada, there is growing interest in the impact and efficacy of Indigenous fire and cultural bu...
osupress.oregonstate.edu
I’m pleased to share that a book I’ve coedited, *Landkeeping: Restoring Indigenous Fire Stewardship and Ecological Partnerships* is now available for preorder everywhere books are sold—including at the OSU Press website, where the promo code S26 will extend a 20% discount and free shipping to you.
Pretendianism and the other side of the colonial coin, disenrollment, destroy collectivism and glorify individualism. They are just a couple more ways for settlers to grab land. “If you’re going to identify as an Indigenous person, then show us how you’re Indigenous, based on tribal protocols.”
We need to talk about the pretendians in our midst - High Country News
Indigenous scholar Dina Gilio-Whitaker wants Natives to approach a difficult topic rationally, vulnerably and honestly.
www.hcn.org
December 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Pretendianism and the other side of the colonial coin, disenrollment, destroy collectivism and glorify individualism. They are just a couple more ways for settlers to grab land. “If you’re going to identify as an Indigenous person, then show us how you’re Indigenous, based on tribal protocols.”
Something to write up sometime: “Parks, yards, patches, and corridors: How to burn the chaparral”
December 18, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Something to write up sometime: “Parks, yards, patches, and corridors: How to burn the chaparral”
“We should be thinking about renewal.” youtube.com/watch?v=SSQO...
California’s Indigenous Communities Fight Fires with Fire | THIRTEEN
YouTube video by THIRTEEN
youtube.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:43 PM
“We should be thinking about renewal.” youtube.com/watch?v=SSQO...
Creating welcome mats for the grizzly youtu.be/e5ILG_zQFKU?...
Setting the Foundation for Grizzlies to Return | California Academy of Sciences
YouTube video by California Academy of Sciences
youtu.be
December 9, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Creating welcome mats for the grizzly youtu.be/e5ILG_zQFKU?...
You will be visited by three spirits
December 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
You will be visited by three spirits
Reposted by Jared Dahl Aldern
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Landkeeping
With rising temperatures, longer summers, drought, and more wildfires occurring in the United States and Canada, there is growing interest in the impact and efficacy of Indigenous fire and cultural bu...
osupress.oregonstate.edu
December 7, 2025 at 6:11 PM
🔥Preorder and get 20% off here (code S26), shipping date is March 2026: osupress.oregonstate.edu/book/landkee...
"We've lived alongside them for thousands of years," Jason Moody, the father of one of the girls in the school group, and Nuxalk's fisheries and wildlife planning coordinator told CBC News in a Nov. 28 interview.
"Our relationship is one of respect, and they're revered and honoured."
"Our relationship is one of respect, and they're revered and honoured."
December 6, 2025 at 3:44 AM
"We've lived alongside them for thousands of years," Jason Moody, the father of one of the girls in the school group, and Nuxalk's fisheries and wildlife planning coordinator told CBC News in a Nov. 28 interview.
"Our relationship is one of respect, and they're revered and honoured."
"Our relationship is one of respect, and they're revered and honoured."
In SLO next week www.ksby.com/san-luis-obi...
Smoke and traffic delays expected during cultural burns near Highway 101
Drivers and nearby residents can expect to see smoke and experience some traffic slowdowns along Highway 101 next week as two planned cultural burns take place in local open space areas.
www.ksby.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:28 AM
In SLO next week www.ksby.com/san-luis-obi...
“We were able to prove with science that this was a thing and it needs to happen again,” Zhaawendaagozikwe said. www.superiortelegram.com/news/local/c...
Ishkode returns to Wisconsin Point
The 22-acre burn clears invasive species, returns nutrients to the soil and helps native plants thrive, organizers said.
www.superiortelegram.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:22 AM
“We were able to prove with science that this was a thing and it needs to happen again,” Zhaawendaagozikwe said. www.superiortelegram.com/news/local/c...
“When the Indian was on the land, the canopy was open,” said Honorable Ron W. Goode, Tribal Chairman of the North Fork Mono Tribe. “In that open space, a variety of plants, bushes, and smaller trees, like oak trees, [grew],…still used today by native tribes for food, medicinal or cultural purposes.”
Native American tribe reclaims 900 acres near Yosemite National Park in California
The South Sierra Miwuk Nation was expelled from the lands 175 years ago.
www.fresnobee.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:44 PM
“When the Indian was on the land, the canopy was open,” said Honorable Ron W. Goode, Tribal Chairman of the North Fork Mono Tribe. “In that open space, a variety of plants, bushes, and smaller trees, like oak trees, [grew],…still used today by native tribes for food, medicinal or cultural purposes.”
“Donna Thompson, chairwoman of the Fort Hall Business Council of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes, said the measure responds to the federal government’s treaty obligations and supports the preservation of culturally important foods such as camas, bitterroot, wild onions, sage, and chokecherry.”
Torres, LaMalfa Lead Push to Safeguard Culturally Important Tribal Seed Varieties
A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Thursday reintroduced the Native American Seeds Act of 2025, legislation designed to help Tribal nations protect and preserve culturally significant seeds threatened...
nativenewsonline.net
December 5, 2025 at 1:52 PM
“Donna Thompson, chairwoman of the Fort Hall Business Council of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes, said the measure responds to the federal government’s treaty obligations and supports the preservation of culturally important foods such as camas, bitterroot, wild onions, sage, and chokecherry.”
“The ballet is a story of a young Indigenous firefighter named Nathan whose worldview is transformed after meeting Mothkʷ, a fierce guardian of ancestral knowledge who practices cultural burning. ‘This is not a tale of apocalypse, but of perseverance. Of memory that survives and endures…’”
Funds needed for ballet performance about wildfires, cultural burning in Kelowna - Kelowna Capital News
Ballet Kelowna is raising money for the project through its Winter Giving campaign
kelownacapnews.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:52 PM
“The ballet is a story of a young Indigenous firefighter named Nathan whose worldview is transformed after meeting Mothkʷ, a fierce guardian of ancestral knowledge who practices cultural burning. ‘This is not a tale of apocalypse, but of perseverance. Of memory that survives and endures…’”
Here’s a brief and welcome respite from the mantra of don’t-burn-in -SoCal-it’s-not-like-the-Sierra:
“Emily Burgueno calls them ‘sovereign burns… grounded in our creation stories, our sacred beliefs and philosophy.’”
@nohaggerty.bsky.social
www.latimes.com/environment/...
“Emily Burgueno calls them ‘sovereign burns… grounded in our creation stories, our sacred beliefs and philosophy.’”
@nohaggerty.bsky.social
www.latimes.com/environment/...
Can California learn to let Native American fire practitioners burn freely?
Indigenous fire practices are slowly regaining wider acceptance in California, but the dream of burning freely based on the needs of the land is still a long way off.
www.latimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Here’s a brief and welcome respite from the mantra of don’t-burn-in -SoCal-it’s-not-like-the-Sierra:
“Emily Burgueno calls them ‘sovereign burns… grounded in our creation stories, our sacred beliefs and philosophy.’”
@nohaggerty.bsky.social
www.latimes.com/environment/...
“Emily Burgueno calls them ‘sovereign burns… grounded in our creation stories, our sacred beliefs and philosophy.’”
@nohaggerty.bsky.social
www.latimes.com/environment/...
I would love to see the State of California throw its weight behind regenerating a fire-resilient, diverse, open Indigenous cultural landscape, instead of cutting ineffective fuel breaks, lighting bad Rx fires, and fighting CCI and EHL in court. @nohaggerty.bsky.social www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Cal Fire approach to SoCal's wildfire crisis could make things worse, court says
A statewide Cal Fire program risks making fires worse by removing native chaparral and allowing the spread of more flammable grasses, a court ruled.
www.yahoo.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I would love to see the State of California throw its weight behind regenerating a fire-resilient, diverse, open Indigenous cultural landscape, instead of cutting ineffective fuel breaks, lighting bad Rx fires, and fighting CCI and EHL in court. @nohaggerty.bsky.social www.yahoo.com/news/article...
“This marks the first return of cultural burning to the landscape since Tolowa Dee-ni’ were forcibly removed from the area in the 1850s and Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park was created in 1929.” kymkemp.com/2025/11/26/c...
Cultural Burning Returns to Tolowa Dee-ni’ Homelands at Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park
For the first time since the 1850s, Tolowa Dee-ni’ fire practitioners carried out a cultural burn at Peacock Bar, restoring traditional stewardship on 10 acres along the Smith River.
kymkemp.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:13 PM
“This marks the first return of cultural burning to the landscape since Tolowa Dee-ni’ were forcibly removed from the area in the 1850s and Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park was created in 1929.” kymkemp.com/2025/11/26/c...
Recommend what would work for a lot of species, namely, using fire to create a varied, patch-mosaic landscape with an abundance of food and water for these animals. www.hcn.org/articles/the...
The West’s vanishing porcupines - High Country News
Scientists are racing to figure out why porcupines are disappearing from their former stomping grounds.
www.hcn.org
November 26, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Recommend what would work for a lot of species, namely, using fire to create a varied, patch-mosaic landscape with an abundance of food and water for these animals. www.hcn.org/articles/the...
Different burn cycles for different landscapes: every 15 years, or seven years, four years, two years… It depends. infonews.ca/news/7435899...
Amid climate impacts, leading Secwépemc firekeeper shares ‘a better way of looking after the land’ | iNFOnews.ca
In a time of worsening wildfires, Joe Gilchrist says cultural burning ‘needs to be multiplied hundreds of times’ — returning to Indigenous stewardship.
infonews.ca
November 24, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Different burn cycles for different landscapes: every 15 years, or seven years, four years, two years… It depends. infonews.ca/news/7435899...
Song for the times
November 24, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Song for the times
Wishing for a reference to support this claim: “There is evidence that large amounts of downed dead trees that fall after a burn can increase overall fire intensity in places, and that their removal can reduce those impacts if done properly. But this applies only if the fine fuels are removed.”
Important commentary re logging and fire
Opinion piece: Removing #DeadTrees will not save us from fast-moving #wildfires. In PNAS Front Matter: https://ow.ly/qvta50XuOrz
#logging #ClimateChange #ForestFire
#logging #ClimateChange #ForestFire
November 22, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Wishing for a reference to support this claim: “There is evidence that large amounts of downed dead trees that fall after a burn can increase overall fire intensity in places, and that their removal can reduce those impacts if done properly. But this applies only if the fine fuels are removed.”
“Instead of only fearing and fighting fire, we can befriend it” www.kqed.org/arts/1398372...
‘Good Fire: Tending Native Lands’ Burns Bright at OMCA | KQED
The exhibit uplifts an Indigenous-led movement to revive intentional, beneficial fires.
www.kqed.org
November 18, 2025 at 3:13 PM
“Instead of only fearing and fighting fire, we can befriend it” www.kqed.org/arts/1398372...
To those who say, “clearing brush will not prevent wildfire in SoCal,” the main purpose of cultural fire in SoCal is not to protect houses & wilderness, it’s to produce food & materials, and to conserve animal habitat & water. But a tended landscape is also a less dangerous place for houses.
“‘When we’re using fire on the landscape, you could really think about it more as a form of agriculture, said Diego Cordero. ‘After these big fires here in the hills, you see flowers you probably hadn’t seen in decades popping up everywhere. A lot of those plants are actually our crops.’”
Taming Fire: Controlled burns can be a boon to our landscape
Prescribed burns can be a boon to our landscape, burning fuel to help prevent future wildfires, and giving an opportunity to research everything from plant and animal resiliency to land management.
news.ucsb.edu
November 14, 2025 at 2:36 PM
To those who say, “clearing brush will not prevent wildfire in SoCal,” the main purpose of cultural fire in SoCal is not to protect houses & wilderness, it’s to produce food & materials, and to conserve animal habitat & water. But a tended landscape is also a less dangerous place for houses.
“This is a really comfortable, relaxing experience.” youtu.be/ZgnCX9aBe4U?...
I'm a Burner - Awesome Women Environmentalists
YouTube video by Northern California Public Media
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 9:55 PM
“This is a really comfortable, relaxing experience.” youtu.be/ZgnCX9aBe4U?...
“‘When we’re using fire on the landscape, you could really think about it more as a form of agriculture, said Diego Cordero. ‘After these big fires here in the hills, you see flowers you probably hadn’t seen in decades popping up everywhere. A lot of those plants are actually our crops.’”
Taming Fire: Controlled burns can be a boon to our landscape
Prescribed burns can be a boon to our landscape, burning fuel to help prevent future wildfires, and giving an opportunity to research everything from plant and animal resiliency to land management.
news.ucsb.edu
November 12, 2025 at 6:33 PM
“‘When we’re using fire on the landscape, you could really think about it more as a form of agriculture, said Diego Cordero. ‘After these big fires here in the hills, you see flowers you probably hadn’t seen in decades popping up everywhere. A lot of those plants are actually our crops.’”
I’m pleased to share that a book I’ve coedited, *Landkeeping: Restoring Indigenous Fire Stewardship and Ecological Partnerships* is now available for preorder everywhere books are sold—including at the OSU Press website, where the promo code S26 will extend a 20% discount and free shipping to you.
Landkeeping
With rising temperatures, longer summers, drought, and more wildfires occurring in the United States and Canada, there is growing interest in the impact and efficacy of Indigenous fire and cultural bu...
osupress.oregonstate.edu
November 10, 2025 at 11:50 PM
I’m pleased to share that a book I’ve coedited, *Landkeeping: Restoring Indigenous Fire Stewardship and Ecological Partnerships* is now available for preorder everywhere books are sold—including at the OSU Press website, where the promo code S26 will extend a 20% discount and free shipping to you.