Upper Wenatchee Pilot Project
2017-2022 Project Website In 2017, the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest (OWNF) began the Chelan Pilot to restore resilient landscapes, establish fire adapted communities, and improve safe and effective wildfire response. Born out of the Chelan Pilot, the Upper Wenatchee Pilot Project covered 75,000 acres near Plain, WA. The aim of the project was to restore forest […]
Prescribed Fire Training Exchange (TREX)
2017-Present Prescribed Fire Training Exchanges (TREX) are experiential trainings that provide much needed opportunities to work on prescribed fire skills and qualifications, while building expertise and experience, ultimately developing workforce capacity to implement more safe and effective prescribed fire. While there is a heavy emphasis on training and learning, at its core, TREX holds the […]
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 […]
Washington State Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network (WAFAC)
2014-Present website The Washington State Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network (WAFAC) is a network of 106 people representing 39 organizations who regularly connect and learn from each other to increase understanding of wildfire and community resilience. The network links people to resources and shared strategies that can be applied to on-the-ground projects or inform and […]