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Type: Fantastic Failure
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Jan 10, 2019
We had envisioned black oak woodlands and large madrones. Douglas firs and pines dotting the landscape. South-facing slopes showered with leaf litter from black oaks, enabling… Read More
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Nov 29, 2018
Fantastic Failure: Why Would Residents Refuse Wildfire Mitigation Money?
BY: Einar Jensen , South Metro Fire RescueA high-risk neighborhood refusing a $13,500 mitigation grant is a fantastic failure. The year was 2013, and I was on top of my game. I was (and still am) a risk reduction… Read More
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Aug 30, 2018
Fantastic Failure: Biomass Utilization and Surviving the Pursuit of a Bright Idea
BY: Nick Goulette, Watershed Research and Training CenterCreating market demand and useful products from the woody material that we remove as a byproduct of community wildfire protection work seems like an obvious and elegant… Read More
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Jun 14, 2018
You know when something is going really, really wrong? Like, you know it is going wrong and even though you know, you find yourself paralyzed and unable to correct the course,… Read More
Topic: Meetings / Events Wildfire recovery
Type: Fantastic Failure
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May 31, 2018
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. ~ Douglas… Read More
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Jan 04, 2018
On the morning of September 2, 2010, the Four Mile Canyon Fire ignited in the Rocky Mountain Foothills, just west of Boulder, Colorado. Eighteen hours later, 168 homes… Read More
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Oct 17, 2017
Fantastic Failure! Multi-Jurisdictional NEPA: Big Dreams Take Time
BY: Eytan Krasilovsky, Forest Stewards GuildI encourage everyone to be naive and optimistic; hey, it worked for me. It all started back in 2005 with a 3.5 million-acre collaborative landscape assessment in north-central… Read More
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Sep 05, 2017
Fantastic Failure: Apple Maggots? Fire Management and Pest Management Meet
BY: Ryan Anderson, Washington State Fire Adapted Communities Learning NetworkDuring my youth, apple maggot quarantine signs were as abundant along state highways as broken down station wagons. If someone failed to show up at camp or a ball game, some… Read More
Topic: Defensible space / Firewise
Type: Fantastic Failure
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Aug 15, 2017
The Four-Letter Word We Avoid at All Costs: Fail. But Should We Avoid It After All?
BY: Allison JolleyTell me about a time that you failed. That’s one of the most classic interview questions. And the trick, supposedly, is to tell a story about a slight error that, thanks… Read More
Topic: Learning networks
Type: Fantastic Failure