Pyro Futures: Imagining Our Evolving Relationship with Fire
Editor’s note: Emily Schlickman and Brett Milligan are professors of landscape architecture and environmental design at the University of California, Davis (UC Davis). In this blog, they introduce the Pyro…
Our Responsibility to the Future
Editor’s note: Ryan Reed is from the Karuk, Hupa and Yurok tribes in Northern California. He is an Indigenous Fire Practitioner, co-founder and program director of the FireGeneration Collaborative, wildland…
Reciprocity through Art: The Fire and Music Project
Editor’s note: Ellen McGehee is a Fire Operations Specialist for the Watershed Research and Training Center (also known as the Watershed Center) in Trinity County, CA. Ellen is also a…
Wildfire Insurance, Fire Smart Landscaping, and Preparedness for Short-Term Rentals
Editor’s note: The Fire Adapted Montana Learning Network (FAMLN) is a long time member of the national Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network (FAC Net), and is also connected to the…
Minding the Gap: Increasing Data Equity in Fire Adaptation
Editor’s note: Tiernan Doyle is FAC Net’s Strategy Director. In this blog, she shares an overview of a recent learning series for the Fire Networks on “data equity,” and how…
Fire in the Swamp: Lessons Learned from the Pulp Road Wildfire
Editor’s note: Nathan Burmester is the Coastal Plain Stewardship Manager for The Nature Conservancy in North Carolina. He also serves as an at-large board member for the North Carolina Prescribed…
Rogue Valley PBA Helps Deliver Fire Education for Youth
Editor’s note: Aaron Krikava is the prescribed burn program director for the Applegate Partnership and Watershed Council in Southern Oregon, and the Rogue Valley Prescribed Burn Association’s steering committee chair….
Cleaner Air, One Filter at a Time: Stories from FAC Net’s Community Clean Air Project
Editor’s note: Smoke from wildfires and some prescribed fire events can be disruptive, if not dangerous, for community members. Adding a filter to the home can help mitigate the presence…
Climate Resilience, Mentorship, and Community Engagement: A Resource Roundup from WAFAC
Editor’s note: the Washington Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network (WAFAC) is a wealth of fire resilience information for both Washington State residents and a national audience alike. In this blog,…
The Long Haul to Wildfire Recovery, Part 2
Editor’s note: Eliot Hurwitz is the Executive Director of the Seigler Springs Community Redevelopment Association (SSCRA), based in Lake County, California. Magdalena Valderrama is Program Director for SSCRA and a longtime…