Beyond the Burn: Fire Survivors Investing in Community Capacity for Long-Term Wildfire Preparedness
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 FAC Net member. This blog begins a new series of their reflections on the intense work needed to build capacity in a rural county…
After the Fire: How Forest Therapy Supports Wildfire Survivors and Reconnects Us to the Earth
Editor’s note: In the fall and winter of 2024, FAC Net hosted a learning series for Fire Networks members about fire practitioner mental health and wellbeing. FAC Net hosted similar opportunities in 2022 and 2023. Each series features presentations from mental health professionals and a variety of resources to support wellbeing on an individual, community,…
Advancing Community Resilience in Arizona: Insights from the Arizona Wildfire Initiative
Editor’s note: Megan Rangel-Lynch is the Program Coordinator for Fire Adapted Communities New Mexico (FACNM) through the Forest Stewards Guild. At the time of this blog’s writing, she was the Program Assistant Manager of Community Resilience for the Arizona Wildfire Initiative. Catrin Edgeley is an Assistant Professor at Northern Arizona University and an advisor to…
Rippling Effects: The White Sulphur Springs Project
Editor’s note: The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) is committed to ensuring Montana’s land and water resources provide benefits for present and future generations. This story was originally published in January 2025 by the DNRC as part of the agency’s series of Montana Forest Action Plan project highlights. To learn more about the Forest Action Plan and…
Navigating a Cultural WUI: Immediate Post-Fire Effects of an Artistic Journey
Editor’s note: The Fire and Music Project is an immersive, yearlong experience for artists to learn more about and take part in California’s past, present, and future fire story. The project was funded in part by the California Arts Council through the Upstate California Creative Corps as well as the Regional Forest and Fire Capacity…
Southern Blue Ridge FLN Past Workshops
Southern Blue Ridge FLN Past Workshops Photo Credit: TNC Each year the Southern Blue Ridge FLN sponsors a free workshop that provides members an opportunity to learn from and engage with peers. This page provides archived information from past workshops. Past Workshops Workshop 19 (2025) Recordings: Day 1 (Tuesday, May 20th) https://tnc.zoom.us/rec/share/E6wsokrGUCrlIp1ebX4b1yrMcEKDCvWIiFpJvx1iJthVn3ylK63dt5zDuBSfgbtd.QiwH_ULR3jW__OUd?startTime=1747750136000 Passcode: vD^G8c5r Day…
Fostering Resilience through Community Organizing in the Rogue Valley
Editor’s note: For nearly a decade, a group of FAC Net members from the Pacific Northwest and Hawai’i – informally dubbed the “PNW Pod” – has been meeting to provide peer support and learn from one another’s wins and losses. In early December 2024, this group converged on Ashland, Oregon for a three-day learning exchange….
The Impact of Investments in Wildfire Smoke Mitigation Efforts
Starting in 2022, thanks to generous private funding and support from our Fire Networks partnership, FAC Net has invested in pilot projects in communities around the west who wanted to start or bolster community clean air efforts. This year, with the exception of one community in the front range of Colorado, all awardees were part…
Fireforest: A New Film on Forest Management and Wildfire
Editor’s note: Evan Barrientos is a filmmaker and photographer based in Fort Collins, Colorado. He recently released a film that shows how forest treatments like prescribed fire and forest thinning can lessen the impacts of wildfire. Fireforest covers events within and partners from the Fire Learning Network region known as the Northern Colorado Fireshed Collaborative….
Living with Smoke in the Greater Yellowstone
Editor’s note: Liz Davy has been a member of the Fire Learning Network since 2013. Since 2021, she has co-led the Greater Yellowstone Fire Action Network (GYFAN). Liz has also been a FAC Net member for many years. In this blog, Liz shares efforts on the part of GYFAN to mitigate smoke impacts from fires,…