Matthew Hurteau
@mhurteau.bsky.social
Forest ecologist studying forest-fire-climate interactions.
www.hurteaulab.org www.firescenter.org
www.hurteaulab.org www.firescenter.org
Just finished up 10,000 km for the year. 7950 was commuting to work. The best rides were trail rides with friends.
December 22, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Just finished up 10,000 km for the year. 7950 was commuting to work. The best rides were trail rides with friends.
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Numerous record high temperatures were broken again today across New Mexico. It is quickly becoming one of the warmest Decembers on record for the state. #NMwx
December 20, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Numerous record high temperatures were broken again today across New Mexico. It is quickly becoming one of the warmest Decembers on record for the state. #NMwx
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INRAE is recruiting: @umr-iam.bsky.social should soon be offering a permanent position as a research scientist to study the effect of #microbiota on #tree #health.
Visit jobs.inrae.fr/en/open-comp... at the end of January 2026 to apply !
Visit jobs.inrae.fr/en/open-comp... at the end of January 2026 to apply !
December 19, 2025 at 2:59 PM
INRAE is recruiting: @umr-iam.bsky.social should soon be offering a permanent position as a research scientist to study the effect of #microbiota on #tree #health.
Visit jobs.inrae.fr/en/open-comp... at the end of January 2026 to apply !
Visit jobs.inrae.fr/en/open-comp... at the end of January 2026 to apply !
Wrapping up this week with another great day of trail riding. My favorite sign here is the ‘mountain bike optimized’ sign to let everyone else know to be aware and prepared to move. Also a big fan of the ‘no e-bikes’ sign.
December 19, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Wrapping up this week with another great day of trail riding. My favorite sign here is the ‘mountain bike optimized’ sign to let everyone else know to be aware and prepared to move. Also a big fan of the ‘no e-bikes’ sign.
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The last of my dissertation work is in Ecosystems! Please reach out if I can share a PDF (or a story about trying to do field work during the two biggest California fire years on record 🥲)
Repeated High-severity Fire in the Sierra Nevada and Southern Cascades of California, United States: Landscape Trends and Belowground Effects - Ecosystems
Repeated high-severity fire is threatening forest resilience in dry and mesic forests of the Sierra Nevada and southern Cascades of California, USA. While impacts to plant communities have been descri...
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December 17, 2025 at 10:09 PM
The last of my dissertation work is in Ecosystems! Please reach out if I can share a PDF (or a story about trying to do field work during the two biggest California fire years on record 🥲)
Today’s installment involves riding challenging terrain with an old friend. Great way to spend the day.
December 18, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Today’s installment involves riding challenging terrain with an old friend. Great way to spend the day.
Hard to beat slick rock and ocotillo
December 16, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Hard to beat slick rock and ocotillo
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You would think that this forecast for Albuquerque looks normal for this time of year based on how steady it is. But each high for the next week and a half is 10° to 20° warmer than normal! #NMwx
December 15, 2025 at 3:51 PM
You would think that this forecast for Albuquerque looks normal for this time of year based on how steady it is. But each high for the next week and a half is 10° to 20° warmer than normal! #NMwx
Because of phantom references, refs in languages other than English, and incorrect refs, I could tell that ~60% of my 400 level ugrads outsourced their papers to LLMs. I asked them why they thought anyone would hire them to do a mediocre job they could just get AI to do themselves?
December 15, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Because of phantom references, refs in languages other than English, and incorrect refs, I could tell that ~60% of my 400 level ugrads outsourced their papers to LLMs. I asked them why they thought anyone would hire them to do a mediocre job they could just get AI to do themselves?
Letting the semester go…
December 15, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Letting the semester go…
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In our new peer-reviewed paper, we estimate that aboveground forest carbon storage is projected to decrease by 18% (796 Tg C) under +2°C climate warming in the western US. 🧪🌍
This has big implications for carbon offset programs!
Next slide, please ...
In our new peer-reviewed paper, we estimate that aboveground forest carbon storage is projected to decrease by 18% (796 Tg C) under +2°C climate warming in the western US. 🧪🌍
This has big implications for carbon offset programs!
Next slide, please ...
Decreasing landscape carbon storage in western US forests with 2 °C of warming - IOPscience
Decreasing landscape carbon storage in western US forests with 2 °C of warming, Hurteau, Matthew D, Jung, Chang Gyo, Francis, Emily J, Dobrowski, Solomon Z, Littlefield, Caitlin E, Parks, Sean A
doi.org
December 1, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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In our new peer-reviewed paper, we estimate that aboveground forest carbon storage is projected to decrease by 18% (796 Tg C) under +2°C climate warming in the western US. 🧪🌍
This has big implications for carbon offset programs!
Next slide, please ...
In our new peer-reviewed paper, we estimate that aboveground forest carbon storage is projected to decrease by 18% (796 Tg C) under +2°C climate warming in the western US. 🧪🌍
This has big implications for carbon offset programs!
Next slide, please ...
I remembered this book this morning while on my bike. I think our transition to an asshole culture is complete. When publish in 2012, James noted we were trending that way.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asshole...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asshole...
Assholes: A Theory - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 28, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I remembered this book this morning while on my bike. I think our transition to an asshole culture is complete. When publish in 2012, James noted we were trending that way.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asshole...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asshole...
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I am giving a CalFire webinar tomorrow, Nov 25, at 3pm PDT on our work on Eastern Sierra post-fire forest regeneration, tree-shrub relationships, and cheatgrass invasion in the region (cue hissing noise). Register here!
events.gcc.teams.microsoft.com/event/d08db5...
events.gcc.teams.microsoft.com/event/d08db5...
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Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams
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November 24, 2025 at 11:38 PM
I am giving a CalFire webinar tomorrow, Nov 25, at 3pm PDT on our work on Eastern Sierra post-fire forest regeneration, tree-shrub relationships, and cheatgrass invasion in the region (cue hissing noise). Register here!
events.gcc.teams.microsoft.com/event/d08db5...
events.gcc.teams.microsoft.com/event/d08db5...
Craig Finn, Patterson Hood, and Alejandro Escovedo. Wow!
November 20, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Craig Finn, Patterson Hood, and Alejandro Escovedo. Wow!
While grateful for the snow, this will form the persistent weak layer for the 25/26 season in northern NM.
⚠️ New Mexico's first Winter Weather Advisories of the season go into effect Wednesday night for the northern mountains. 3-7" of snow is likely, with up to 10" across mountain peaks. 4-8" are likely in the Colorado San Juans.
November 20, 2025 at 12:12 AM
While grateful for the snow, this will form the persistent weak layer for the 25/26 season in northern NM.
Scott Stephens and I have written an editorial on what we think is necessary to select for leadership in land management agencies so they are able to manage our public lands during rapid change. @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social
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November 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Scott Stephens and I have written an editorial on what we think is necessary to select for leadership in land management agencies so they are able to manage our public lands during rapid change. @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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RIP Todd Snider. Many great shows
Todd Snider, Rambling Troubadour Who Helped Shape Alt-Country and Americana, Dead at 59
Todd Snider, the rambling troubadour who helped shape the Americana music movement, has died at 59.
www.rollingstone.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:31 PM
RIP Todd Snider. Many great shows
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New paper out! We document tornado-strength (98 mph) counter-rotating vortices that developed within California’s 2021 #DixieFire. These fire-generated vortices reshaped the fire front and spread, posing immediate risks to firefighters and civilians. doi.org/10.1175/MWR-...
November 15, 2025 at 1:48 AM
New paper out! We document tornado-strength (98 mph) counter-rotating vortices that developed within California’s 2021 #DixieFire. These fire-generated vortices reshaped the fire front and spread, posing immediate risks to firefighters and civilians. doi.org/10.1175/MWR-...
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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...
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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.