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Restoration burning in Finland shows a large fire on the ground in a forest

Let it burn! Are the greenhouse gas emissions following prescribed burning in Nordic boreal forests a threat to climate change objectives?

Prescribed burning is used to restore habitats, but also releases greenhouse gasses during and after fire.

nicolakokkonen

Jun 253 min read

A wildfire-scorched young pine forest with blackened ground and red needles with a single autumn-yellow birch in the backgorund

2025 Field Research

A prescribed silvicultural fire on a clearcut in Eastern Finland. Photo: N. Kokkonen While this may seem a bit early to be winding down field work, here in the boreal forest of eastern Finland, the frost has already arrived. The leaves are yellowed and falling and there's no saying when the first snow may arrive. Our data collection and work in the forest are drawing to a close. A fine day taking soil samples for labortory work Photo: M. Rebiffé This year, we established a n

nicolakokkonen

Oct 132 min read

Small green tree seedlings grow in a close group next to a pine cone amongst dead pine needles on the ground

What does fire do to boreal trees?

The answer to this question is not as straightforward as it seems - it depends on both the trees and the fire. A fire has killed the top...

nicolakokkonen

Sep 123 min read

Science in the field - how do we measure greenhouse gasses? [methods]

Gasses can be hard to see, feel, or otherwise catch, especially in really really small amounts, so how do we do it? Methane and carbon...

nicolakokkonen

Aug 133 min read