The Survival Architect
The Survival Architect Prepping, 1 (2024)
The Survival Architect Prepping 2 (2024)
The Survival Architect Prepping 3 (2024)
The Survival Architect Prepping, 4 (2024)
The Survival Architect Prepping, 5 (2024)
About the Series
The above series of photographs and video frame my persona, cutting and clearing dead branches from the lower trunks of trees. These actions help to improve a forest’s resilience to fire and reduce the risk of crown fires.
This footage was shot in Nova Scotia, CAN which was impacted by hurricane Fiona in 2022. Fiona caused a great deal of damage to forests as well as personal property across the province. As oceans continue to warm, more severe storms are traveling further north. And the damage these storms cause to forests increase their risk to wildfires. In fact, in 2023, Nova Scotia had its worst wildfire seasons in recorded history. Further to that, typically after wildfires, there is a greater risk of flooding, given, when it rains, there is little to no vegetation to retain the water and so the water rushes off swiftly causing an increased risk of flash floods. Perhaps not surprisingly, there were several flash flood incidents in NS last year following the wildfires.
With Thanks
Created with support from a First Year Assistant Professor Grant awarded by the Office of Research at Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL.