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Liz Davy is a district ranger for the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. Photo credit: Michael Whitfield, Heart of the Rockies
Topic: Communications / Outreach Wildfire Type: Interview
Aug 24, 2017
Tell us about your job. As the district ranger for the Ashton/Island Park District of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest, I manage people and resources. In 2011, I, along with several other community members, formed a working group in Island… Read More
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"I’m thinking back on Portage Lake and wishing I’d looked a little more closely — not at the glacier, but at the surrounding forests." -Lenya Quinn-Davidson. Photo credit: Mark Brennan, shared via Flickr Creative Commons
Topic: Climate change Wildfire Type: Research Synthesis
Aug 22, 2017
Climate change can sometimes feel like an abstraction, especially in places with moderate weather, like where I live on the northern California coast. Even during periods of extreme drought or severe fire weather across the West, my coastal climate… Read More
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In 2013, Colorado experienced severely damaging floods. But the community cultivated something important while cleaning up the damage — new, stronger relationships. Credit: Tiernan Doyle, BoCo Strong
Topic: Collaboration Wildfire recovery Type: Interview
Aug 17, 2017
What is BoCo Strong and how did it get started? Describe its role in helping Boulder recover from the 2013 flood. BoCo Strong (located in Boulder County, Colorado) is a coalition of local, county and city governments, social service, nonprofit and… Read More
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What if we treated failure less like a sunset and more like a sunrise? Photo credit: Modification of a photo by NBphotostream shared via Flickr Creative Commons
Topic: Learning networks Type: Essay
Aug 15, 2017
Tell 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 to your creativity and determination, actually led to a big victory. Acing… Read More
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Participants of a recent learning exchange discuss landscaping do's and don'ts outside a community building in Eagle, Colorado. Credit: Emily Troisi, Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network
Topic: Communications / Outreach Ignition-resistant home construction Type: Success Story / Lessons Learned
Aug 10, 2017
This past spring, FAC Net asked our members some questions about their core FAC practices. We wanted to understand more about their work on, and interest in, things like: Improving local workforce capacity for mitigation work; Informing and… Read More
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How might working with others help you get more done, with better results? Credit: John Schultz shared via Flickr Creative Commons
Topic: Learning networks Type: Best Practices
Aug 08, 2017
Think about your to-do list. Before you get overwhelmed or distracted, take a deep breath. Are you working on something that could benefit from the perspectives of others? Maybe you are running into a problem that requires advice or new tools? Could… Read More
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Karuna Greenberg is the restoration director for the Salmon River Restoration Council and co-lead of the Western Klamath Restoration Partnership. Credit: Brendan Twieg
Topic: Communications / Outreach Wildfire Type: Interview
Aug 03, 2017
When you get to work on Monday morning, what are your top priorities for the week? Over the weekend, we experienced an intense thunderstorm throughout the Salmon River and across the Klamath Mountains. With it, came extensive lightning, torrential… Read More
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Firefighters from a variety of agencies, organizations and countries, taking notes during a prescribed fire briefing. Credit: Jeremy Bailey, The Nature Conservancy
Topic: Fuels treatment / Prescribed fire Type: Success Story / Lessons Learned
Aug 01, 2017
An experienced wildland firefighter and prescribed fire practitioner, Jeremy works with dozens of partners to develop capacity for implementing prescribed fire. Credit: Mary Huffman, The… Read More
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Field tours are an important component of prescribed fire outreach. Credit: Hilary Lundgren, Chumstick Wildfire Stewardship Coalition
Topic: Communications / Outreach Fuels treatment / Prescribed fire Type: Interview
Jul 27, 2017
In 2016, the Washington State Legislature passed the Forest Resiliency Burning Pilot, ESHB 2928, a bill that supported a pilot to evaluate and monitor the effects of forest resiliency burning. Washington Department of Natural Resources, North-Central… Read More
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Blacklegged tick. Credit: Modification of photo by Lennart Tange shared via Flickr Creative Commons
Topic: Fuels treatment / Prescribed fire Type: Research Synthesis
Jul 25, 2017
I’m sure many of you are familiar with the kids’ book “Going on a Bear Hunt.” The family in the book is on an adventure that takes them through rough terrain: a swirling, whirling snowstorm; a deep, dark forest; thick, oozy mud; long, wavy… Read More
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