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"Preservation of our public lands without scientific management is reducing the prevalence of many of the species that I enjoyed as a kid. That means more threatened and endangered species. I don’t want my children to ever ask me, 'Dad, have you ever seen a golden-winged warbler?' " Photo credit: Caleb Putnam shared via Flickr Creative Commons
Nov 30, 2017
As a young boy, I hiked, hunted and trapped. It was common to hear quail and grouse in young forests as sparrowhawks flew overhead. Today, these birds are rare in New… Read More
Topic: Fuels treatment / Prescribed fire Fuels treatment economics
Type: Essay
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"It’s common knowledge that morels do well after fire, but what about these more mesic species — our beloved chanterelles, matsutakes and boletes?" Photo credit: Leah Grunzke shared via Flickr Creative Commons
Nov 28, 2017
All of my friends know that I’m a bit of a holiday scrooge. Holidays involve all kinds of societal traditions that put me on edge, like setting off explosives, dressing up… Read More
Topic: Wildfire
Type: Research Synthesis
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The Forest Stewards Guild's southwest director, Eytan Krasilovsky, discusses the partnerships he's advanced, the projects he's passionate about, and what keeps him going. Photo credits: Forest Stewards Guild
Nov 21, 2017
Where does your job take you? Just yesterday, I helped lead a field tour in the Zuni Mountains landscape, where I have been working in partnership with the Cibola National… Read More
Topic: Collaboration Fuels treatment / Prescribed fire Watershed protection / management
Type: Interview
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"Most landowners want what we want; they just need to be presented with the right opportunity." Credit: Tim Weaver, Rapid City Fire Department
Nov 16, 2017
Last August, I was walking a section of overgrown, city-owned property that’s landlocked by a quilt of private parcels. I was there at the request of a private landowner who… Read More
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Six resources focused on post-wildfire community recovery. Photo: Northern California wildfires as of October 9, 2017. Credit: NASA
Nov 14, 2017
As a practitioner, sometimes one of our most difficult tasks is sifting through available resources for communities. There is a lot of information available in this world! The… Read More
Topic: Wildfire recovery
Type: Tools / Resources
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The Southwest City Fire Departments' Interstate Fire Crew
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Pam Wilson is the soon-to-be-retired executive director of FireWise of Southwest Colorado. In this interview, she talks about the impressive networks she's helped form and what they're accomplishing! Credit: Pam Wilson
Nov 07, 2017
What did you do before working on community wildfire resilience? During my first career, I worked for the USDA Forest Service. My last job with them was on the San Juan… Read More
Topic: Defensible space / Firewise
Type: Interview
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Learn how four interpretive signs, a hashtag and a podcast changed the conversation surrounding prescribed fire in the Appalachians. Credit: Jenifer Bunty, Consortium of Appalachian Fire Managers and Scientists
Nov 02, 2017
View an enlarged version of the feature image above. Think back a few years, and tell us about the conversation around prescribed fire in your region. In 2011, the… Read More
Topic: Communications / Outreach Fuels treatment / Prescribed fire
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"The pressure was on to pull this off. Thoughts of national news headlines reading, 'Training fire escapes, burns down houses; search continues for man responsible' kept me up at night." Photo credit: John F Marshall
Oct 31, 2017
What became the “Westridge Training Fire” began as two concerned neighbors asking for support in fuels reduction. The Westridge neighborhood is situated atop a ridge… Read More
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The Washington Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network just released an animated video illustrating what FAC looks like. Check it out!
Oct 26, 2017
Need a quick and clever way to explain community wildfire resilience? Searching for a relatable illustration of community wildfire adaptation? The Washington Fire Adapted… Read More
Topic: Communications / Outreach
Type: Tools / Resources
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