WAFAC Goes to Washington: Smart Finance for Disaster Resilience
Written by Ryan Anderson, WA FAC LN Executive Director White House Forum on Smart Finance for Disaster Resilience slideAt the end of July, 2016, I received an invitation to attend the White House...
View ArticleAfter the Goodell Creek Fire: Interview with Seattle City Light’s Newhalem &...
In August of 2015 the Goodell Creek Fire (ultimately the Skagit Complex) started with a lightning strike on North Cascades National Park land adjacent to the two Seattle City Light (SCL) company towns...
View ArticleWhen Fire Comes Close
By Hilary Lundgren, Chumstick Wildfire Stewardship Coalition On a Saturday afternoon in late August, I was sitting on the porch editing the community After the Fire Resource Guide when my neighbor...
View ArticleA Critical Ingredient to Washington’s Hops
Written by Kara Karboski, Kirstin Taggart, & Ryan Anderson, Washington Resource Conservation & Development Council Washington State is a land shaped by fire and water. Toward the Yakima Valley,...
View ArticleFrom the Ground Up: Kids and Wildfire
By Annie Schinnell, volunteer with Chelan County Fire District 1 Almost a year after the Sleepy Hollow fire, a bus dumped a whole heap of kids off at the bottom of a dusty trail. They ran into each...
View ArticleThinking on an “Era of Megafires”
Written by Jay McLaughlin, Mt. Adams Resource Stewards After a docile 2016 wildfire season and what looks to be the wettest October on record in many parts of Washington, getting folks out to discuss...
View ArticleBetween Two Fires: Lessons Learned in Kittitas County
Written By Russ Hobbs, Retired Fire Chief, Kittitas County Fire & Rescue #7 with Carolyn Berglund, Public Education Officer, Kittitas County Fire & Rescue #7 On August 13, 2012 construction...
View ArticleEngaging Homeowners During the “Off-Season”: Ideas From A Collective Brainstorm
Written by Jenny Coe, WA FAC LN Staff It’s December in Washington State and depending on what part of the state you live, your view may include a thick blanket of freshly fallen snow on your front...
View ArticleEngaging Diverse Communities in Disaster Resilience
Written by Maria Estrada, The Nature Conservancy FAC Net Editor’s Note: Several FAC Net members have expressed interest in learning how they can better engage all of the communities that they serve,...
View Article“It will never look the same”: Unexpected Lessons Learned from the 2016...
Written by Val Vissia, Lincoln County Conservation District The impact of this statement still rings in my ears. Never is a long time particularly if you are standing on a piece of land that you had...
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