In her talk "The Wild After Wildfire," Maya R. Khosla discussed the vibrant biodiversity that flourishes in previously burned areas, also called snag forests, and some of the factors at play in protecting these areas rather than losing the habitats to clearing. Khosla is a wildlife biologist, writer, and filmmaker focusing on forest biodiversity with a special focus on the wild after wildfire in intact forests. She created the film “Searching for the Gold Spot: The Wild After Wildfire.” She served as Sonoma County Poet Laureate (2018-2020), bringing Sonoma’s communities together through poetry gatherings and field walks after the 2017 fires. Sonoma County Conservation Council selected her as one of the 2020 Environmentalists of the Year. Her books include “All the Fires of Wind and Light” (2020 PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award), “Keel Bone” (Dorothy Brunsman Poetry Prize), and “Web of Water: Life in Redwood Creek.” This lecture was presented on January 11, 2022. It is part of "Lookout: Envisioning Futures with Wildfire," a series hosted by the Spring Creek Project and the Environmental Arts and Humanities Initiative at Oregon State University (OSU). The talk was co-sponsored by OSU's Center for the Humanities, OSU's Sustainability Office, OSU's Arts and Education Complex, OSU’s School of Writing, Literature, and Film, and Terrain.org. The talk is followed by a Q&A, moderated by Spring Creek Project Program Manager Carly Lettero.