Response to Comments on ‘‘Post-Wildfire Logging Hinders Regeneration and Increases Fire Risk’’

significant mortality in natural conifer regeneration and elevated potential fire behavior in the short term as a result of increased surface fuel loads. We underscore the strength of our study design and statistical conclusions, provide additional details of the research setting and scope, and address comments pertinent to forest development and fire ecology. A lthough Newton et al. (1) and Baird (2) provide no compelling evidence to re-fute our findings, we are pleased with the opportunity for dialogue and to expand on our article (3). We respond by underscoring the strength of our study design, providing addi-tional details of the research setting and scope, and addressing comments pertinent to forest development and fire ecology. Study background. We reported that postfir