Wildfire

By the Okanogan Conservation District The Okanogan Conservation District in Washington State has served Okanogan County landowners and residents since 1940, offering free, voluntary conservation assistance across agriculture, forests and wildfire, water resources, habitat, education, and community outreach. The district works closely with private landowners, local partners, and agencies such as the Washington Department of…… Continue reading →

Jefferson Conservation District (JCD) in Colorado, in collaboration with partners, has secured federal grants totaling over $19 million to address forest restoration, wildlife habitat preservation, and wildfire mitigation across the Northern Front Range. This initiative, funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) aims to thin out dense forests on private lands,…… Continue reading →

Carlton Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) is launching a Firewise program with the goal of educating landowners on defensible space and forest management in Minnesota. In September, the SWCD gathered with representatives from the Chub Lake Association, the first target area, offering outreach about the program and gauging interest in site evaluations and fire…… Continue reading →

The Resource Conservation District (RCD) of Santa Cruz County got a jump start on a key piece of its forest health programs just a year after the worst fire on record in the county. The RCD reached out to landowners in the wildland urban interface (WUI) to get involved in its No-Cost Chipping program this…… Continue reading →

With Nebraska Forest Service reporting an 18 percent average loss in tree canopy across communities in the state, the Upper Niobrara White Natural Resources District (NRD) is reaching out to landowners and partnering with other agencies to replant its lost trees. “It’s hard to identify a single cause. I’d call it a chronic problem,” Upper…… Continue reading →

By Mary Scott News outlets across the country are already predicting a severe 2021 wildfire season. According to a local news outlet in Arizona, “This year poses to be similar if not worse given current wildland conditions and an abundance of fuels across Arizona, especially in the northern regions.” Unfortunately, Arizona isn’t the only state…… Continue reading →

By Mary Scott The 2020 wildfire season has already inflicted severe economic, health and natural resources challenges across the country. More than 8,100 wildfires have been recorded since the beginning of the year in California alone, with over 4 million acres destroyed, more than any previous year on record. More than 7,000 structures have been…… Continue reading →

The Jackson Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) is collaborating with other agencies to install interpretive fire signs along Bear Creek Greenway riparian corridor, where 100-plus acres were burned in Oregon’s 2018 Peninger Fire. The signs will provide detailed information about the fire, wildland ecology, native and invasive species, pollinators, riparian habitat, fire safety, the…… Continue reading →

The Resource Conservation District (RCD) of Greater San Diego County will use funds from the California Department of Conservation (DOC) and the California Natural Resources Agency to further regional work on reducing local wildfire threats and impacts. The RCD was awarded $1.425 million from the California DOC this year as part of a block grant…… Continue reading →

The Jefferson Conservation District (JCD) is putting a face on forest conservation issues in Colorado by testifying before state legislators and showing them the benefits of continuing to fund program grants at the state level. In March – the third time in the past five years – district staff, landowners and Colorado Association of Conservation…… Continue reading →