Community Adaptation, Landscape Resilience, and Safe & Effective Response for COVID-19 This Fire Adapted Colorado blog post points out the parallels between facilitating safe, effective response for wildfires AND pandemics "Social distancing is the same epidemiological concept as creating a fuel break. This levels the infection rate in a population in the same way that the..

Some of us are heading into week number four of "Stay Home, Stay Safe" due to COVID-19 and the strong guidance coming out of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has left us wondering how fire and land managers and communities will address the multitude of issues that are looming over the 2020 fire year.Over the last..

Southern Oregon's Douglas Complex Fire, July 2013 Photo: Marvin Vetter/Oregon Dept. of Forestry Researchers to Help Land Managers Use a Risk-Analysis Approach to the New Wildfire Reality Science is at the very core of CS. This research and the tools it produced will help land managers make risk-based decisions informed by solid analytics, and is a direct result..

StoryMap: Fire Management in the Klamath This Story Map features a review of the National Strategy Strategic Alignment components and highlights our recognition of the Klamath Prescribed Fire Training Exchange (KTREX) as an exemplary case. BLM photo Lily Gap BLM California Issues Memorandum to Expedite Wildfire Risk Reduction Work on Power Line ROWs on Public Lands The memorandum exempts utility Right of Way..

On Thursday, November 14, 2019, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and U.S. Forest Service Chief Vicki Christiansen signed a shared stewardship pact in Santa Fe, aimed at strengthening relations as they work to represent diverse interests concerning natural resources on public forest lands.(AP Photo/Morgan Lee) Forest Service chief and New Mexico governor sign stewardship..