Archive for March 2022
March 29 Digest: This Week in Wildfire Recovery News
This is a digest of selected news and media that emerged over the last week related to wildfire emergencies, recovery efforts, and resilience building efforts in the American West. Communities Navigating Recovery News Officials seek public input on how to spend wildfire recovery fundsFrom KEZI9 ABC News, by Chelsea Hunt | March 25, 2022 Oregon…
Read MoreHow to Persevere Through the Turbulence of Disaster Recovery with Zack Rosenburg
How to Persevere Through the Turbulence of Disaster Recovery with Zack Rosenburg “Outputs for clients are far more important than our temporary discomfort. You’ve got to get through tough times.” -Zack Rosenburg It’s impossible to look at the devastation brought by wildfires and not be overwhelmed with sadness. It’s a natural…
Read MoreMarch 22 Digest: This Week in Wildfire Recovery News
This is a digest of selected news and media that emerged over the last week related to wildfire emergencies, recovery efforts, and resilience building efforts in the American West. Communities Navigating Recovery News Aspiring Journalists at Talent Middle School Working with PBS on Almeda Fire StoryFrom KOBI-TV NBC5 | March 17, 2022 Two eighth graders…
Read MoreTake 5- Three Rs – A Focus on Helping the Helpers
Take 5- Three Rs – A Focus on Helping the Helpers “We need the senior folks to be able to lead the younger ones down the trenches so they know how to keep themselves safe.” -Sue Farren “You have to get over yourself because this is not about turf… Let’s work together…
Read MoreAfter the Fire USA’s North Bay Forest Improvement Program receives $3.5M CAL FIRE Wildfire & Forest Resilience Block Grant
Sonoma, CA – After the Fire USA is pleased to announce that the North Bay Forest Improvement Program has been awarded a $3.5M grant from the CAL FIRE Wildfire & Forest Resilience Task Force’s Small Private Landowner Working Group through Senate Bill 170-Budget Act of 2021. The new funding will expand the North Bay Forest Improvement…
Read MoreMarch 15 Digest: This Week in Wildfire Recovery News
This is a digest of selected news and media that emerged over the last week related to wildfire emergencies, recovery efforts, and resilience building efforts in the American West. Communities Navigating Recovery News Weary Of Lawsuit & Fearing Delays, Marshall Fire Victims Plan RallyFrom CBS Denver, by Alan Gionet | March 12, 2022 Residents of…
Read MoreUnderstanding Air Quality Impacts of Wildfires with Chisato Fukuda Calvert Ph.D
Understanding Air Quality Impacts of Wildfires with Chisato Fukuda Calvert Ph.D “An ethnographic look into how complex the air pollution problem is, is important because it’s not a symptom, it’s a structural problem.” –Chisato Fukuda Calvert, Ph.D. Air quality is drastically affected by wildfires, which can lead to health risks that…
Read MoreRanchland, Cattle and Wildfire: A Report from the Rancher’s Wildfire Field Day
Early on a Friday morning the drive up the winding road to the UC Sierra Foothill Research and Extension Center (SFREC) took me past lush pastures and tangled oak trees. I parked my car between two pickup trucks and made my way into the building to register for the workshop, a collaboration between the California…
Read MoreMarch 8 Digest: This Week in Wildfire Recovery News
This is a digest of selected news and media that emerged over the last week related to wildfire emergencies, recovery efforts, and resilience building efforts in the American West. Communities Navigating Recovery News Superior Board Of Trustees Pleads With Boulder County Over Marshall Fire Debris Removal LawsuitFrom CBS Denver | March 4, 2022 Homeowners wanting…
Read MoreTake 5- Advice from Policy Makers
Take 5- Advice from Policy Makers “Our community wants to know what’s going on. They want to know how to empower themselves. They want to know what they need to change. They have power, you just have to create some infrastructure underneath.” -James Gore People know their neighbors and they know their…
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