Posts by Jennifer Gray Thompson
North Bay Forest Improvement Program 2021 – 2022 Summary
The North Bay Forest Improvement Program (NBFIP) is now two years into a multi-year process. As an organization we are very proud of this program, which started as an idea, became a pilot, and is now a model for resiliency. Over the past two years we have disbursed over $350,000 in incentive payments…
Read MoreThe Milestones in the Long Term Recovery from Wildfire
Day 1 began with a workshop for Wildfire Community Leaders who mapped out the milestones for recovery over a 5+ year time span Anyone who has experienced wildfire understands the road to recovery after is long and complex both for individual survivors, but for the community as a whole as well. Our Wildfire Leadership Summit…
Read MoreSeptember 6 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. Recent and Active Fires Firefighters coordinate efforts at a burning property while battling the Fairview Fire on Monday, near Hemet, Calif. Ethan Swope/AP California battles wildfires…
Read MoreAugust 30 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. Recent and Active Fires Fire threatening over 7,000 structures in southwest OregonFrom East Oregonian, AP News | August 30, 2022 The Rum Creek Fire in remote…
Read MoreAugust 23 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. Recent and Active Fires California Wildfires MapFrom LA Times | August 22, 2022 Interactive map with up to date information about wildfires in the State of…
Read MoreAugust 16 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 Photo of the Caldor Fire from Matthew Henderson One year memorial of the Caldor Fire, dedication and community ceremony at LTCC galleryFrom South…
Read MoreAugust 9 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. Recent and Active Fire News Six Rivers Lightning ComplexFrom San Francisco Chronicle | August 7, 2022 Updates on this year’s California wildfires, including twelve new lightning…
Read MoreAugust 2 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. Recent and Active Fire News A firetruck drives along California Highway 96 as the McKinney Fire burns in Klamath National Forest, Calif., Saturday, July 30, 2022.…
Read MoreJuly 26 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. Recent and Active Fire News A forest is incinerated by the Oak Fire near Midpines, north-east of Mariposa, California, on Saturday. Photograph: David McNew/AFP/Getty Images Oak…
Read MoreWhen I Hike, I’d Like To See Evidence of Prescribed Burning
by Rosa Brandt, Program Associate, After the Fire USA Back in June I spent a Saturday hiking up Hood Mountain, a 2,733-foot peak along the Sonoma Valley. The trail winds up through forests, past a small creek flowing down a canyon, and up along the ridgeline to the summit. It is a stunning hike…
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