Gabrielle’s work addresses a unique experiment conducted in the Illilouette Creek Basin in Yosemite National Park where a natural fire regime has been allowed to establish since 1972 (fires are routinely suppressed in almost all other forests in California).  Gabrielle uses a combination of remote sensing data, field observations and ecohydrological modeling to characterize how fire has changed the vegetation structure and hydrology of the Illilouette Creek Basin. She hopes this work will support future land management decisions that include natural disturbances which increase the ecosystem’s diversity and reduce sensitivity to drought.