Forest Fire Facts

What it takes to keep communities safe and forests healthy. #ForestFireFacts

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Looking for real solutions to #forestfires and summertime smoke? This video tells you what you need to know about how we got here and where we need to go.

Hint: it pays to work in the woods when it's wet and cold and before it gets dry and hot. #ForestFireFacts #RxFire

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📍Cool story map alert 📍: "Fire in the Western U.S.: Big fires. Big challenges. Big need for regional learning & action" from the Joint Fire Science Program Exchange Network: https://t.co/1dKpsIY1fd

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How communities in the West are boldly setting property ablaze to reduce the impact of extreme wildfires https://t.co/PGxhPGrK8i

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Prescribed burns planned in parts of Washington this spring to reduce wildfire risk https://t.co/vq5msxBTkT

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Wildfire prevention help is coming in the form of $197 million to 100 communities as part of the Community Wildfire Defense Grant Program, and resources can be used for community education, evacuation planning and fuels reduction. https://t.co/Ghd8OmR7WJ

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The Forest Service’s fire workforce in early 2022 was 87% male and 13% female. A new program aims to encourage more women to join the next generation of fire management leaders and practitioners: https://t.co/8Q41CaOANA

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DYK that beavers can help fight wildfires? 🦫🔥The way these little engineers change their environment can keep the areas around beaver ponds green while the surrounding landscape burns. Learn more about this research from Dr. Emily Fairfax: https://t.co/tqwLWREmTC

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Legislators, lobbyists look to farm bill to save American forests https://t.co/fsk1dcbxxU

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Fire has to be ‘just right’ to help forest health https://t.co/dc51tbJn1L

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New research shows there are ways to improve forests’ chances of recovery – by altering how wildfires burn. https://t.co/tXgHS6JS7D via @AlaskaBeacon

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Explore how NASA scientist Doug Morton and Canadian firefighter-turned researcher Josh Johnston use satellites to track the changing landscape of wildfires from space: https://t.co/lQcavfk1pM

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Some of Eastern Oregon’s smallest communities look for wildfire protection through Firewise https://t.co/qAgeHlLRy7

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"Understanding where the federal government is investing in wildland fire management activities is crucial to ensuring that federal funds effectively tackle the growing challenges in this space." https://t.co/zr8AvbEi20

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As wildfires continue to grow in severity, how are scientists thinking about prevention? https://t.co/tixyxRQckg

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How can a better understanding of soil science help us improve wildfire predictions? Check out https://t.co/yTIpSIks15 via @physorg_com

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Lessons from a wildfire on how to save pets' lives https://t.co/K7yyzCO1ja via @physorg_com

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Check out this informative article from the San Diego Union-Tribune that explores the impacts of the drought on California's forests and the efforts underway to mitigate them: https://t.co/xeOB2gRtgl

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Does thinning work for wildfire prevention? https://t.co/mVFYl5Fyjo via @highcountrynews

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To help dry forests, fire needs to be just the right intensity, and happen more than once https://t.co/YzLrwdOM1m via @physorg_com

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Discover the power of storytelling in fire-dependent landscapes in this insightful article from the Fire Adapted Network! https://t.co/2h5fqspc2X

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New research from Headwaters Economics: https://t.co/hfLHXyidja