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 […]
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 […]