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What it takes to keep communities safe and forests healthy. #ForestFireFacts

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Looking for real solutions to #forestfires and summertime smoke? This video tells you what you need to know about how we got here and where we need to go. Hint: it pays to work in the woods when it's wet and cold and before it gets dry and hot. #ForestFireFacts #RxFire

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📍Cool story map alert 📍: "Fire in the Western U.S.: Big fires. Big challenges. Big need for regional learning & action" from the Joint Fire Science Program Exchange Network: arcg.is/1Ov081
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How communities in the West are boldly setting property ablaze to reduce the impact of extreme wildfires smithsonianmag.com/science-n…

Fighting Fire With Fire in California

How communities in the West are boldly setting property ablaze to reduce the impact of extreme wildfires

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Prescribed burns planned in parts of Washington this spring to reduce wildfire risk komonews.com/news/local/wash…

Prescribed burns planned in parts of Washington this spring to reduce wildfire risk

The Washington State Department of Natural Resources said it plans to implement several prescribed burns this summer to help reduce wildfire risk.

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Wildfire prevention help is coming in the form of $197 million to 100 communities as part of the Community Wildfire Defense Grant Program, and resources can be used for community education, evacuation planning and fuels reduction. nwpb.org/2023/03/21/communit…

Communities to receive $197 million in federal funding for wildfire preparation

(Runtime :50)The Biden Administration approved nearly $200 million in federal funding to help communities, including those in the Northwest, prepare for…

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The Forest Service’s fire workforce in early 2022 was 87% male and 13% female. A new program aims to encourage more women to join the next generation of fire management leaders and practitioners: fs.usda.gov/features/more-op…
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DYK that beavers can help fight wildfires? 🦫🔥The way these little engineers change their environment can keep the areas around beaver ponds green while the surrounding landscape burns. Learn more about this research from Dr. Emily Fairfax: tinyurl.com/2p84xa5w
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Legislators, lobbyists look to farm bill to save American forests thehill.com/policy/future-of…

Legislators, lobbyists look to farm bill to save American forests

Congress and the U.S. Forest Service are looking to the farm bill to pour new life into the nation’s fire-plagued forests. Against the backdrop of looming threats such as wildfires, legislato…

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Fire has to be ‘just right’ to help forest health nuggetnews.com/Content/Curre…

Fire has to be ‘just right’ to help forest health

CORVALLIS – Oregon State University research into the ability of a wildfire to improve the health of a forest uncovered a Goldilocks effect: Unless a blaze falls in a narrow severity range, neither...

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New research shows there are ways to improve forests’ chances of recovery – by altering how wildfires burn. alaskabeacon.com/2023/03/06/… via @AlaskaBeacon

Commentary: The West’s iconic forests are increasingly struggling to recover from wildfires |...

The authors found that conifer seedlings are increasingly stressed by high temperatures and dry conditions in sites recovering from wildfires.

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Explore how NASA scientist Doug Morton and Canadian firefighter-turned researcher Josh Johnston use satellites to track the changing landscape of wildfires from space: nasa.gov/mediacast/wildfires…

Wildfires from Space - NASA

Wherever you live on Earth, wildfires touch your life. Explore how NASA scientist Doug Morton and Canadian firefighter-turned-researcher Josh Johnston use satellites to track the changing landscape...

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Some of Eastern Oregon’s smallest communities look for wildfire protection through Firewise opb.org/article/2023/02/20/s…

Some of Eastern Oregon’s smallest communities look for wildfire protection through Firewise

Unincorporated Blake Ranch is the first community in Morrow County to earn Firewise designation.

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"Understanding where the federal government is investing in wildland fire management activities is crucial to ensuring that federal funds effectively tackle the growing challenges in this space." fas.org/blogs/sciencepolicy/…

Funding the Fight Against Uncontrolled Megafires - Federation of American Scientists

Wildland fires are becoming larger, more frequent, and more severe. Wildland fire suppression funding, in turn, has become more complex.

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As wildfires continue to grow in severity, how are scientists thinking about prevention? opb.org/article/2023/02/17/t…

As wildfires continue to grow in severity, how are scientists thinking about prevention?

Fuels reduction, which includes tools like prescribed fires and thinning, can help maintain a healthy forest.

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How can a better understanding of soil science help us improve wildfire predictions? Check out phys.org/news/2023-02-wildfi… via @physorg_com

Improving wildfire predictions with soil science

Severe wildfires have become annual events in the United States. The years 2020 and 2021 were the worst in wildfire history in California. Other states—and countries—are at risk as well. Climate...

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Lessons from a wildfire on how to save pets' lives phys.org/news/2023-02-lesson… via @physorg_com

Lessons from a wildfire on how to save pets' lives

In the wake of natural disasters like wildfires that have destroyed whole communities with alarming speed, some folks are focused on the beloved pets left behind—and how to save others in the future.

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Check out this informative article from the San Diego Union-Tribune that explores the impacts of the drought on California's forests and the efforts underway to mitigate them: sandiegouniontribune.com/new…

Drought, disease and insects killed 36 million trees across California in 2022

More than 36 million trees died across California last year, including 90,000 trees in Southern California’s four national forests, officials announced Tuesday.The central Sierra Nevada and areas...

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Does thinning work for wildfire prevention? hcn.org/articles/wildfire-do… via @highcountrynews

Does thinning work for wildfire prevention? - High Country News

The rundown on what scientists find actually works to protect forests and homes.

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To help dry forests, fire needs to be just the right intensity, and happen more than once phys.org/news/2023-03-dry-fo… via @physorg_com

To help dry forests, fire needs to be just the right intensity, and happen more than once

Oregon State University research into the ability of a wildfire to improve the health of a forest uncovered a Goldilocks effect—unless a blaze falls in a narrow severity range, neither too hot nor...

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Discover the power of storytelling in fire-dependent landscapes in this insightful article from the Fire Adapted Network! fireadaptednetwork.org/resto…
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New research from Headwaters Economics: headwaterseconomics.org/natu…

New research shows where wildfire mitigation can be highly cost effective - Headwaters Economics

The United States is spending billions of dollars on suppressing wildfires that threaten a growing number of homes, but very little on better preparing communities before a wildfire occurs.

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