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Monthly Archives: October 2015

wildfireinthewestOctober 18, 2015Articles & Demonstrations

WFLC meets October 6th – Agrees to Action

WFLC meets in the historic Penthouse of the Interior Building in Washington, DC.  Photo: Kate Lighthall The Wildland Fire Leadership Council, the group that provides strategic oversight for the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy, met on October 6th to line out actions over the next 18 months under their top four priorities. During the..

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wildfireinthewestOctober 15, 2015Articles & Demonstrations

“Fires of Change” Exhibit at Coconino Center for the Arts

The Coconino Center for the Arts is hosting “Fires of Change” – an exhibit that runs through the end of October in Flagstaff, Arizona. The exhibition explores, through the eyes of artists, the increase in severity, size and number of wildfires in the Southwest and their impact on the landscape.   This is a terrific..

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wildfireinthewestOctober 15, 2015Articles & Demonstrations

6th International Wildland Fire Conference this Week

That’s our very own Sarah McCaffrey on stage! See this photo and dozens more on the conference Facebook Site The 6th International Wildland Fire Conference continues this week with the theme: “Fire of the Past, Fire in Future” where participants are sharing their technology and knowledge from their own nations about wildland fire.  They are also..

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wildfireinthewestOctober 15, 2015Articles & Demonstrations

Climate Science Doesn’t Inspire Wildfire Mitigation

The 2010 Four Mile Canyon wildfire as seen from Louisville, Colorado. Photo: Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado Do people who believe climate change encourages wildfires tend to take extra steps to prevent wildfires? The answer is no. New research out of the University of Colorado finds no correlation between a person’s belief in climate science and..

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wildfireinthewestOctober 15, 2015Articles & Demonstrations

Kindergartners Growing Trees to Replace Those Burned by Wildfire

Kindergartners at Hamblen Elementary in Spokane, WA are growing dozens of small trees they’ll eventually send to Chelan, WA to replace some of those hit hard by wildfires this summer.  See more of this feel-good story here. 

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