Mette Lampcov

Documentary Photographer

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Location: West Los Angeles

Nationality: Danish /America

Biography: Mette Lampcov is a freelance documentary photographer from Denmark, who is based in Los Angeles, California.She studied fine art in London, England and after moving to the United States 15 years ago, studied photography and journalism at... MORE

Looking across the foothills of...storic levels of tree mortality

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Looking across the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, one of the regions hit hardest by the historic levels of tree mortality

A prescribed fire is lit with a...nd vegetation has deteriorated.

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A prescribed fire is lit with a mix of 3:1 diesel to gas. Historically, natural fires tended to burn in the West during summer and fall. Prescribed fires are conducted in the "shoulder seasons" on either end of summer when conditions are right as in Fall: wildlife has dispersed, the fire fuels are dry, and vegetation has deteriorated.

Prescribed fires are normally l...

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Prescribed fires are normally lit during autumn or spring, when conditions are right - not too hot or dry and with the right levels of moisture in the soil.

The prescribed fire burns thoug...ping create a healthier forest.

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The prescribed fire burns thought the undergrowth, helping create a healthier forest.

The prescribed fire in the sierra forest reflects in Shaver lake.

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The prescribed fire in the sierra forest reflects in Shaver lake.

A tree with bark beetle holes t...as been designated for removal.

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A tree with bark beetle holes that has been designated for removal.

Franky and Sam Johnson outside ...tree fell a few nights earlier.

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Franky and Sam Johnson outside their home, where a dead tree fell a few nights earlier.

Franky and Sam Johnson in there siting room.

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Franky and Sam Johnson in there siting room.

Members of California's...insects inside a piece of bark.

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Members of California's Tree Mortality Task Force point out the tunnels created by the insects inside a piece of bark.

A Tree Mortality Task Force cre...lines and other infrastructure.

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A Tree Mortality Task Force crew of PG&E workers cut down dead trees in a residential area to protect power lines and other infrastructure.

A logger surveys an area design...nagement for dead tree removal.

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A logger surveys an area designated by forest management for dead tree removal.

A logger cuts down a tree affected by the bark beetle outbreak.

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A logger cuts down a tree affected by the bark beetle outbreak.

Smoke rises from a prescribed f...dge of Shaver Lake, California.

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Smoke rises from a prescribed fire on the edge of Shaver Lake, California.

Logged trees loaded up to be se...e area, Sierra Forest Products.

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Logged trees loaded up to be sent to the only mill left in the area, Sierra Forest Products.

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- Prescribed burns

Copyright Mette Lampcov 2023

Updated May 2021

Topics Climate Change, Documentary, Editorial, Environment, Essays, Fire, Forest, Photography, Photojournalism

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