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Topic: Fuels treatment / Prescribed fire
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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Nov 12, 2020
Fire First Responders and Forest Restoration, a Vital Connection: A Day in the Life of Neil Chapman
BY: Neil ChapmanEditor’s Note: In this week’s blog we get a chance to chat with Neil Chapman, Forest Health Supervisor for the Wildland Fire Management Program of the Flagstaff, Arizona… Read More
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Oct 01, 2020
Tracking Progress: Online Interactive Project & Neighborhood Maps
BY: Alex Graf , Nate Casebeer, Carlie MurphyOnline interactive maps are an extremely helpful tool in community outreach. Whether it’s keeping residents and visitors informed of prescribed fires and other mitigation… Read More
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Sep 24, 2020
Onward: The Native Stewards of the Amah Mutsun Land Trust & CalFire Burn Together – the Power of Collaboration
BY: Joanna NelsonBy: Joanna Nelson, with insights and review from CZU CalFire and the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band Author’s Note: This piece was written before the CZU Lightning Complex fire… Read More
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Aug 27, 2020
Editors’ Note: This blog features a focus on our past blog author, Will Harling. Will’s recent Firehawk Blog spoke to his work in prescribed fires and letting the land… Read More
Topic: Collaboration Fuels treatment / Prescribed fire
Type: Essay
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Jul 30, 2020
Editor’s Note: This is the second blog in our Project Firehawk series. The title refers to a cohort of Australian birds, known as Firehawks, who carry fire in their beaks to… Read More
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Jul 23, 2020
Editor’s Note: Standing around the hood of a truck pouring over a map has long been acknowledged as a powerful collaborative moment. But how can we take that moment and plan… Read More
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Apr 30, 2020
Last week I criticized some spatial data that equated average miles traveled with social distancing success. According to the national map, my county was doing great, and I… Read More
Topic: Climate change Fuels treatment / Prescribed fire Resilience
Type: Essay
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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
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 12, 2020
Building Bridges Between Universities, Communities, and Fire: An Interview with Jennifer Fawcett
BY: Jennifer Fawcett , Jessica Sabine BrothersEditor’s note: We had the pleasure of connecting with Jennifer Fawcett, Extension Associate for North Carolina State University, to talk more about her role leading fire… Read More
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Feb 06, 2020
On a typical summer weekend in the late 1990s, you might have found me amid other teenagers, all lounging in the sun a few miles up the road from my house at one of our… Read More