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Topic: Collaboration
Editor's Note: All blog entries are reviewed and edited for length and clarity by Network staff before approval for posting.
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Feb 13, 2020
Understanding Complexity and Risk in the Wildland Fire Environment: An Interview with Travis Dotson
BY: Annie Schmidt , Travis DotsonEditor’s Note: FAC Net’s Annie Schmidt had the privilege of getting to know Travis Dotson of the Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center when she worked on the Spring Coulee… Read More
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Jan 16, 2020
I’ve Got Them Non-Profit Funding Blues: Lessons Learned in Funding Wildfire Resilience in Archuleta County, CO
BY: Bill Trimarco“I’ve Got Them Non-Profit Funding Blues” Sadly, that is not the title of my new hit single, but rather a state of mind many of us struggle with on a day-to-day basis.… Read More
Topic: Collaboration
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Jan 02, 2020
When your focus is helping your community live better with fire, your work is never done. Get more accomplished in 2020 by setting achievable goals and working with your… Read More
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Dec 19, 2019
The long nights of December (in the northern hemisphere at least) lend themselves to reflection and contemplation. This past weekend, I found myself flipping through my… Read More
Topic: Collaboration
Type: Essay
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Dec 05, 2019
Changing the Fire Paradigm in New Jersey: The Power of Networks and Sustained Investments
BY: Wendy Fulks , Bill BrashRelatively few people outside of New Jersey have heard about the 1.1-million-acre area known as the Pine Barrens, or Pinelands, a biological gem in the southern part of the… Read More
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Nov 21, 2019
A Day in The Life: Network Coordinators
BY: Rebecca Samulski , Hilary Lundgren , Anne Mottek , Matt Piccarello , Ashley JuranConnecting, sharing, framing. Scheduling, organizing, illuminating. Asking hard questions. Co-developing strategies. Cheerleading, amplifying, elevating. Holding space.… Read More
Topic: Collaboration Learning networks
Type: Interview
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Nov 07, 2019
We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Boat: What is Capacity and How Do You Actually Build It?
BY: Allison Jolley , Forest SchaferBy Allison Jolley, Watershed Research and Training Center with additional reflections from Forest Schafer, California Tahoe Conservancy Back in high school, I rowed. As in… Read More
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Oct 03, 2019
Bringing the Voices of Collaborative Conservation to Decision Makers in D.C.: An Interview with Rural Voices for Conservation Coalition
BY: Karen Hardigg, Tyson Bertone-RiggsEditor’s Note: Policy barriers play a substantial part in our everyday decision making processes and have significant implications for fire adaptation and community… Read More
Topic: Collaboration Learning networks
Type: Interview
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Sep 12, 2019
Cultural Burning and TEK: How Can FAC Practitioners Leverage Indigenous Connections to Fire Without Exploiting Them?
BY: Allison Jolley“This is the thing: If you have the option to not think about or even consider history, whether you learned it right or not, or whether it even deserves consideration,… Read More
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Sep 05, 2019
I am a notorious softie. It became clear when we got our first dog 11 years ago: I am the one who defaults to empathy, and my husband, in contrast, defaults to discipline. Of… Read More