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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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May 21, 2020
In 2012, the 10,000+ acre Weber Fire blew through a wilderness study area and into the canyon of a neighborhood where I’d been supporting wildfire preparedness through… Read More
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Apr 16, 2020
How Some Communities are Adapting their FAC Work to a Virtual World: Wildfire Prep Day and Community Outreach
BY: Emily TroisiThe first Saturday in May is usually marked by neighborhood and community events that bring people together to work on their wildfire mitigation efforts. Past projects and… Read More
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Mar 05, 2020
Learning the Rules of the Game: Understanding Jeremy Bailey and the origins of TREX
BY: Lenya Quinn-DavidsonI don’t like games. Everyone knows this about me: there’s only one thing that will get me to go bed early, and that’s a board game. I’ve been this way forever, and… Read More
Topic: Collaboration Planning Resilience
Type: Impact Story
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Feb 27, 2020
The Panic Myth: What Does the Research Say and What Can Practitioners Do?
BY: Sarah McCaffrey , Annie SchmidtThe Panic Myth, Part I – What Does the Research Say? by Sarah McCaffrey As I’ve been watching the fires in Australia over the past several months I’ve been impressed… Read More
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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