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Topic: Wildfire recovery
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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Jun 06, 2017
Collaboration in Action: Building Resilience in White Swan
BY: Kirstin Taggart, Washington Resource Conservation and Development Council, with assistance from Gary Peters, Yakama Nation Fire Management and Andy Babcock, Yakima County Fire District 5“White Swan is a small community on the Yakama Nation in south central Washington State. It is considered a major population center on the Yakama reservation and is… Read More
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Feb 23, 2017
What led you to work on community wildfire resilience? I began working to promote Firewise programs and prevention activities as far back as 2008. Later, I read about the… Read More
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Jan 10, 2017
“Heavy Heart” by Mark Nichols, 2016. “Wire fencing salvaged from my yard.” Photo credit: Jana Carp, Jana Carp… Read More
Topic: Communications / Outreach Wildfire recovery
Type: Meeting / Event
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Nov 29, 2016
Structures exist in the wildland-urban interface (WUI); that’s what makes it a WUI and not just a wildland. Recent… Read More
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Oct 18, 2016
Carole Walker is the Executive Director of the Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association (RMIIA), a non-profit trade association representing auto, home and… Read More
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Oct 13, 2016
Carole Walker is the Executive Director of the Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association (RMIIA), a non-profit trade association representing auto, home and business… Read More
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Oct 06, 2016
Editor’s Note: A version of this post originally appeared in The Nature Conservancy in Washington’s blog. Hilary Lundgren is the Director of the Chumstick Wildfire… Read More
Topic: Communications / Outreach Preparedness Wildfire Wildfire recovery
Type: Essay
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Jul 26, 2016
Science Tuesday: This Year’s Research Topics from the Joint Fire Science Program
BY: Lenya Quinn-DavidsonEarlier this month, the Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP) released an “early alert” with potential research topics for their upcoming funding opportunity notice (FON),… Read More
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Apr 12, 2016
The Commons Ford Prairie parallels the majestic Colorado River–yes the real one is in Texas. Tall pecans and cypress line the banks of the river, and hikers enjoy the cool… Read More
Topic: Fuels treatment / Prescribed fire Wildfire Wildfire recovery
Type: Essay
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Nov 19, 2015
Forest Service thinning projects near Alpine helped decrease the severity of burning in the 2011 Wallow Fire. Credit: Sarah McCaffrey A new journal article by David… Read More
Topic: Communications / Outreach Wildfire Wildfire recovery
Type: Interview