How plants, animals, and even insects adapt to wildfire season. By Amanda Evans, Institute Lead Field Educator When fire sweeps through human communities, it can be devastating. In wild landscapes, however, fire plays a vital ecological role. It recycles dead vegetation, returns nutrients to the soil, creates new habitat, and resets portions of the ecosystem. By burning unevenly across the landscape, fire creates a mosaic of habitats in different stages of growth, increasing biodiversity and […] The post Stressed & Resilient: Wildfire Ecology in Yellowstone appeared first on Yellowstone Forever .