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Botkin, Daniel B. and Lisa Micheli 2020 Wildfire Challenge, Science That Raves https://ravermag.co

August 13, 2020 By Daniel Botkin Leave a Comment

Just Published:  New Article about How to Prevent and Reduce Damage from Wildfires m/wildfire-challenge-daniel-b-botkin-and-lisa-micheli-in-science-that-raves/https://ravermag.com/wildfire-challenge-daniel-b-botkin-and-lisa-micheli-in-science-that-raves/ … [Read more...]

My new book just published STRANGE ENCOUNTERS, TALES OF A RENEGADE NATURIST

July 9, 2020 By Daniel Botkin Leave a Comment

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08CK97B5Z/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=Daniel+Botkin&qid=1594298120&sr=8-3The warm, witty anecdotal adventures of a world-renowned scientist, spanning thirty years and dozens of countries. Most people only dream of having the life Daniel B. Botkin has led. He has studied whales and elephants, tramped over high mountain passes and … [Read more...]

I HAVE BEEN PLAYING FOLK MUSIC ALL MY LIFE. NOW I CAN SHARE THESE

June 29, 2020 By Daniel Botkin Leave a Comment

 SUBJECT: WHAT MAKES US ONE:  SHARING FOLK MUSIC   DANIEL B. BOTKIN I have been singing folk songs all my life; my first folk song record was made when I was 6 years old.   During this recent decade, I have been sharing these recordings informally.  But now I have found a way to  share folk music more widely.   I have started a YouTube Channel for my Folk Music.  Some … [Read more...]

CHANGING ATTITUDES TOWARD WILDFIRE CONTROL

April 1, 2020 By Daniel Botkin Leave a Comment

  https://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/25048/20200317/changing-attitudes-towards- meeting-wildfire-challenge-daniel-b-botkin-lisa.htmOver the past two years there have been truly disastrous wildfires around the globe: perhaps a silver lining is that attitudinal and economic obstacles to forest management may finally start to be … [Read more...]

From Daniel B. Botkin, Ph.D

Daniel Botkin
I believe we are mostly on the wrong track in the way we try to deal with the environment. Everything I do, study, learn, and advise about the environment is different from the status quo. Throughout my career, I have tried to understand how nature works and use that understanding to figure out how we can solve our most pressing environmental problems.

My process over the past 45 years has been to look carefully at the facts, make simple calculations from them (sometimes simple computer models) and then tell people what I have learned. It’s surprising how rarely people bother to look at the facts. This has surprised me every time I’ve started a new ecology research project or work on an environmental issue.

In the course of my work and studies, I have learned many things and I want to tell you about them. That is the purpose of this website.

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Books by Dan Botkin

The Moon in the Nautilus Shell  Strange Encounters
Powering the Future  No Man's Garden
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Jabowa III Forest Model


Jabowa Forest Model
Jabowa Forest Model for Windows 7.
This forest model, used around the world, was developed first in 1970 by Daniel B. Botkin, James F. Janak and James R. Wallis

JABOWA remains the most completely detailed and well validated forest growth model available, accounting for 95% or more of the variation in real forests where it has been tested.

The book Forest Dynamics: An Ecological Model (available as an eBook) provides a complete description of the model and the rationales behind its development.

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Sea Ice Study

The Bockstoce and Botkin Historical Sea Ice Data Study has a new home at the University of Alaska website. The data include more than 52,000 daily observations in an unbroken 65 year record from 1849 – 1914.

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