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…
El Primer TREX en Español en California
Nota del editor: José Luis Duce Aragües y Andrea Bustos son especialistas en entrenamiento en incendios prescritos del Programa de Manejo de Incendios del Centro de Capacitación e Investigación de…
Bringing People Together Across Languages: California’s First TREX in Spanish
Editor’s note: José Luis Duce Aragües and Andrea Bustos are prescribed fire training specialists with the Watershed Research and Training Center‘s Fire Management Program. Erin Banwell is the co-director of…
Post-Fire Resilience Workshops: Nurturing Community Growth Post-Wildfire
Editor’s note: Grace Dean is a Communications Specialist for the University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) Forest Stewardship Education Initiative. The Post-Fire Forest Resilience Program…
The Fire Networks Blog: What You Missed in 2023
Happy New Year! As 2024 dawns, we are taking a moment this week to review the incredible stories we featured on our blog in 2023. We published 40 stories in…
Stories of FAC Work on the Local Scale: 2023 Opportunity Fund Report
Editor’s note: FAC Net, one of the four networks that make up the Fire Networks, offers small micro-grants each year to FAC Net members. Other networks within the partnership offer…
Bringing Intentional Fire Back to Communities, For Good
Editor’s note: Logan Krahenbuhl coordinates the Plumas Underburn Cooperative for the Plumas County Fire Safety Council and is a burn crew member with The Nature Conservancy’s Northern America Fire program….
Five Useful Apps for Wildfire Readiness
Milo Smith, a lifelong resident of Southern California, has been driven by a deep-seated motivation to tackle the challenges posed by natural disasters with innovative solutions. With a strong connection…
The Nature Conservancy’s North America Fire Burn Crew Program: A Human-Centered Approach to Supporting the Fire Workforce
Editor’s note: Elliot Nauert is an Extension Associate in Wildland Fire with North Carolina State Extension Forestry. His work is focused on outreach, education, and coordination to support the use…
