Northern California
With varied cultures, landscapes and fire challenges, Northern California is home to dynamic Indigenous and community-based fire practices that honor local traditions and knowledge and center fire’s role in restoring lands and connecting people.
Bringing Fire Back to the People: Cultural Burning with a New Generation
“That use of fire in the right way…it’s kind of central to who we are as a people. It’s kind of our purpose in a lot of ways. It ultimately comes down to responsibility, for all that you depend on in the world.” – Bill Tripp, Director of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy, Karuk Tribe
Fueling Good Fire: Prescribed Burn Associations and the Community-Based Burning Movement
“I see prescribed fire and community burning as a way to bring people back a sense of agency and heal their relationship with fire.” – Emilio Sweet-Coll, Founder, Los Angeles Prescribed Burn Association