/ Megafires Content for 51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø en /food/news/smoke-megafires-puts-orchard-trees-risk 51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø researchers say long-term smoke exposure from massive wildfires lowers the energy reserves of orchard trees and can cut their nut production by half. October 02, 2024 - 2:00pm Amy M Quinton /food/news/smoke-megafires-puts-orchard-trees-risk /news/research-catalyst-award-winner-study-how-megafires-will-impact-forest-food-web <p>51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø Assistant Professor Rahel Sollmann is one of three recipients of the 2017 Research Catalyst Awards announced this week by 51³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏÍø President Janet Napolitano. She will use the award to study how large wildfires will impact the forest food web.&nbsp;</p> December 02, 2016 - 4:31pm Katherine E Kerlin /news/research-catalyst-award-winner-study-how-megafires-will-impact-forest-food-web