Episode 101: Burning Lichen

<p>This episode explores new research, which has found that lichen may take up to a century to fully recover from wildfire.</p> <p>---</p> <p>Read this episode’s science poem <a href='https://thepoetryofscience.scienceblog.com/2083/burning-lichen/'>here</a>.</p> <p>Read the scientific study that inspired it <a href='https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ddi.13295'>here</a>.</p> <p>Read ‘Springtime in the Rockies, Lichen’ by Lew Welch <a href='https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/55780/springtime-in-the-rockies-lichen'>here</a>.</p> <p>---</p> <p>Music by <a href='http://smarturl.it/thepaperwaits'>Rufus Beckett</a>.</p> <p>---</p> <p>Follow Sam on social media and send in any questions or comments for the podcast:</p> <p>Email: <a href='mailto:sam.illingworth@gmail.com'>sam.illingworth@gmail.com</a>   Twitter: <a href='https://twitter.com/samillingworth'>@samillingworth</a>  </p>