Christopher Adlam

Chris Adlam

Regional Fire Specialist , Southwest Region

[email protected]

Expertise: Fire , Climate change , Wildlife

Programs: Fire Program

Locations: Coos County , Curry County , Douglas County , Josephine County , Jackson County

Links: LinkedIn account , Twitter account

Department/Unit: Forestry and Natural Resources Extension

Content by Christopher Adlam

Stories of fire: Resources for media covering wildfire events and topics in Oregon

Know what to expect when reporting on wildfires in Oregon. This guide includes safety tips, gives historic context, and describes the agencies and groups you'll interact with.

Emily Jane Davis, Hollie Smith, Carrie Berger, Christopher Adlam, Dan Morrison | Sep 2025 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Not all flame's the same: Southwest Oregon

Southwest Oregon once experienced frequent, low-severity fires shaped by Indigenous burning and lightning, creating diverse, fire-adapted landscapes. Today, fire suppression, land use changes, dense forests and a warming ...

Christopher Adlam, Manuel Machado | May 2025 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Landowners’ options for prescribed burning

Growing interest in prescribed fire is catching the attention of landowners. Learn what you need to know to apply the practice to your property — starting with defining your goals.

Carrie Berger, Christopher Adlam | Apr 2025 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Fire Bright: A Curriculum for High School Educators

This curriculum package teaches students to help protect their communities from wildfire. They also learn about careers in natural resources.

Kara Baylog, Jennifer Payne, Herb Johnson, Yasmeen Hossain, Christopher Adlam, Ben Ho | Mar 2024 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Trees on the edge: Understanding Douglas-fir decline and mortality in Southwest Oregon

Douglas-fir trees are dying at a record pace in southwest Oregon. Learn what steps you can take to preserve forest health and improve wildfire resiliency in a warming climate.

Max Bennett, Christopher Adlam | Sep 2023 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Prescribed Fire Basics: Monitoring and Evaluation

Prescribed fires are used to achieve specific goals. Monitoring and evaluation ensure that the burn plan is followed and its goals are met.

Christopher Adlam, Ariel Cowan, Carrie Berger | Jun 2023 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Prescribed Fire Basics: Fuels

Prescribed fire focuses on addressing the overabundance of fuels on the ground. Fuels can include grass, leaf litter, sticks, shrubs and trees. Along with weather and topography, fuel is one of the key factors ...

Ariel Cowan, Christopher Adlam, Carrie Berger | Jun 2023 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Episode 19: OSU Extension Fire Program Team

In this episode, Lauren Grand gets to know the members of the OSU Extension Fire Program.

Lauren Grand, Aaron Groth, Carrie Berger, Ariel Cowan, Katherine Wollstein, Christopher Adlam, John Rizza, Emily Jane Davis | May 2022 | Podcast episode

Fire Behavior

Fire behavior is a function of available fuel, site topography and weather. People who practice prescribed burning take all these elements into account to achieve the objectives of the burn.

John Rizza, Christopher Adlam, Carrie Berger | Feb 2022 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

The Ecological Effects of Fire

Fire alters landscapes, plant communities, animal habitat, and even water and soil. Fire can sometimes be a force for good, boosting species diversity and ecological resilience. Examine how fire suppression and climate change are altering the ecological effects of fire.

Christopher Adlam, Carrie Berger | Jun 2023 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Planning a Prescribed Burn

Prescribed burning practitioners follow a detailed burn plan that spells out objectives and ways to achieve them safety. Burn plans cover equipment, site preparation, smoke management, contingencies, communication and cleanup.

John Rizza, Christopher Adlam, Dan Leavell, Jacob Putney, Carrie Berger | Jun 2023 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Prescribed Fire: Why We Burn

Prescribed burning is the practice of intentional burning to obtain specific results. People practice prescribed fire to improve habitat, improve the health of forests and rangelands, and to reduce wildfire risk. ...

Christopher Adlam, Carrie Berger | Feb 2022 | OSU Extension Catalog Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Fire Aware. Fire Prepared. Resource Packet

Oregon State University’s Forestry & Natural Resources Extension along with state and local agencies and community partners, want to help Oregonians prepare for the reality of wildfire and have created a resources packet that will help get you Fire Aware. Fire Prepared.

Carrie Berger, Christopher Adlam, Kara Baylog, John Rizza | Jul 2021 | Fact Sheet Peer reviewed (Gray level)

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