Fire Adapted Communities Climate Innovation Lab
2019-2022 After fires severely impacted the Yakima Valley and Wenatchee areas in 2014 and 2015, it became apparent that Latinx residents did not have access to resources necessary to prepare for, respond to, or recover from wildfire. In 2019, several organizations, including Washington Resource Conservation and Development Council, the Washington Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network, […]
HB2928 Forest Resiliency Burning Pilot
2016-2017 website House Bill 2928, also known as the Forest Resiliency Burning Pilot Project, was passed by the Washington State Legislature in the spring of 2016 to assess the benefits of prescribed fire, further understand the impacts of burning on ambient air quality, develop recommendations for continuing or expanding the use of prescribed fire in […]
Washington Prescribed Fire Council
2011-2023 website Established in 2011, the Washington Prescribed Fire Council (WPFC) is a coalition of stakeholders and practitioners who work together to increase the safe and effective use of prescribed fire in Washington. In 2013, WRCD became the Council’s fiscal sponsor and later hired a staff member to coordinate WPFC activities. As of 2023, WPFC […]
Washington Dry Forest Fire Learning Network (FLN)
2007-Present website The Fire Learning Network (FLN) is a network of landscape-scale collaborative projects across the country that are working to accelerate the restoration of fire-adapted ecosystems and the development of resilient communities. FLN connects these projects and leaders to learn from each other, providing training, education, funding, and opportunities to connect and share. One […]
Prescribed Burn Associations
2023-Present website Prescribed fire is an important tool for forest restoration and wildfire risk reduction, but it has been largely unavailable to small, private landowners. That’s where Prescribed Burn Associations (PBAs) come in. To implement prescribed fire safely and effectively, PBAs connect landowners, community members, and other interested local stakeholders and provide them with needed […]