Exploring Solutions: ‘Wildfire as a Fact of Life'


Rural communities need a multi-pronged strategy to improve resilience to wildfires. A method that combines forest treatment projects, education of homeowners, and community-level strategizing at the neighborhood level is the best approach to reducing risk, according to Headwaters Economics, a nonprofit organization. Other organizations, like the Watershed Center and the Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network, are working to spread awareness and implementation of such resilience-oriented wildfire management strategies.

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