Publications

Journal Articles

2025

Verkaik, G; Eckert, M; Wilkinson, S; Moore, P; Waddington, J. (2025). Fuel loads and peat smouldering carbon loss increase following drainage in a forested boreal peatland. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences 130(7): e2024JG008674. doi:10.1029/2024JG008674

McCarter, C; Tutt, E; Moore, P; Furukawa, A; Verkaik, G; Wilkinson, S; Whittington, P; Waddington, J. (2024). Hydrophysical properties of peat in undisturbed and smelter-impacted peatlands: Implications for moss recovery, drought and wildfire. Hydrological Processes 38(12): e70034. doi:10.1002/hyp.70034

2022

Deane, P; Wilkinson, S; Verkaik, G; Moore, P; Schroeder, D; Waddington, J. (2022). Peat surface compression reduces smouldering fire potential as a novel fuel treatment for Boreal peatlands. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 52: 396-405. doi:10.1139/cjfr-2021-0183

2020

Thompson, D; Shroeder D; Wilkinson, S; Barber, Q; Baxter, G; Cameron, H; Hsieh, R; Marshall, G; Moore, B; Refai, R; Rodell, C; Schiks, T; Verkaik, G; Zerb, J. (2020). Recent crown thinning in a boreal black spruce forest does not reduce spread rate nor total fuel consumption: Results from an experimental crown fire in Alberta, Canada. Fire. 3(3). doi:10.3390/fire3030028

Wilkinson, S; Verkaik, G; Moore, P; Waddington, J. (2020). Threshold peat burn severity breaks evaporation-limiting feedback. Ecohydrology. 13(1). doi:10.1002/eco.2168

Interviews

Broadcast Interviews

Fire in west Edmonton that started in May is still burningA fire that started last month near Anthony Henday Drive and 111 Avenue is still burning, leading to a smokey haze over parts of west Edmonton.

Peat smouldering in Alberta 2023 Wildfires, CBC News: The National

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Carbon emissions from Canada's wildfires are spiking. But that's not counting our vast peatlands | CBC NewsA new government model to estimate peatland emissions and their impact on climate change could provide a new perspective on the problem — and spark new discussions about solutions.

Month-old peat fire still smouldering in west EdmontonIf you’re cruising down Anthony Henday Drive near 111 Avenue, you might notice some extra haze as a peat fire continues to smoulder.

Digging deep: Fieldwork helping Canada prepare for a hotter, drier futureAs peatlands dry and fire seasons lengthen, Greg Verkaik's research aims to better understand how peatlands influence wildfire behaviour - and how we can reduce the risk of deep-burning, smouldering fires. [...]Read More...

Wildfires in peat an added challenge for Alberta firefighters | CBC NewsPeat, which researchers say has been drying out due to the changing climate, is contributing to how deep wildfires are getting and how long they could potentially smoulder.

Other Works

Newsletters

Verkaik, G. (2022). An overview of peat fire research at the Pelican Mountain Research Site. Canadian Wildland Fire and Smoke Newsletter. Fall 2022 Issue p 5-8. Editors: Blouin K, Beaulac R

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