Pacific Power Wildfire Mitigation

Most people don’t think about fire danger, or preparing for fire season, until summertime temperatures arrive. Fortunately, an entire division of professionals at Pacific Power, a division of PacifiCorp, are focusing on wildfire prevention.  Staff Writer | Communities for Healthy Forests | July 29th, 2022 Wildfire mitigation is one of the main reasons PacifiCorp has […]

To Save Sequoias from Wildfire, We Must Save Them from Ourselves

Once thought to be basically immortal, sequoias are now dying in droves as fires burn bigger, hotter, and longer than any other point in human history. Protecting them is possible, but managing western woods is a Pandora’s box of tough choices. KYLE DICKMAN | https://www.outsideonline.com/ | Jul 13, 2022 It’s not like my family actually […]

New wildfire risk map has implications for Oregon homeowners

Approximately 80,000 Oregon homes and other buildings are in areas of high or extreme wildfire risk. Oregon Public Broadcasting | By Julie Sabatier | Published July 1, 2022 at 3:51 PM PDT Approximately 80,000 Oregon homes and other buildings are in areas of high or extreme wildfire risk. That’s according to a new map the Oregon Department of Forestry released Thursday. […]

Premonitions of the Forest Service Wildfire 10 Year Plan

It’s a small team with representation from many parts of the Forest Service.  They will not be using the old approach- “everybody gets $5”. By Sharon | https://forestpolicypub.com/ | December 16, 2021 Chief Moore said many interesting things in his talk at the SAF Convention and in the Q&A’s that followed.  In this post, I’ll just […]