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Members of the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe fire management team stand in a leaf-strewn clearing staring at the camera with determined expressions. Behind them is a dense, mixed stand of trees and two vehicles. Photo by Claire Everett, The Nature Conservancy.

How One Tribe is Restoring the Fire-dependent Longleaf Pine

11/17/2022

This Native American Heritage Month, we’re highlighting stories of Indigenous fire practices. The Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas has a deep cultural connection to the longleaf pine. It has vanished from many areas. The Tribe is striving to preserve this fire-dependent species and recently received an award for those efforts.

Low flames burn through dried grass in a forest

In the News: Ojibwe Firefighters Restore Fire to the Cloquet Forestry Center (cfans.umn.edu)

11/16/2022

A collaboration between the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and University of Minnesota opens new chapter, embracing the role of Indigenous fire in shaping the Center’s forests.

Commander KJ Green with the U.S. Public Health Service has accepted an assignment with Interior’s Office of Wildland Fire as the wildland firefighter behavioral health clinical administrator.

Creating a Wildland Firefighter Health and Wellbeing Program: Meet Commander KJ Green

11/09/2022

Wildland firefighters have unique physical and mental health needs. The Interior and Agriculture departments are working together to establish a program to address those needs. Meet Commander KJ Green with the U.S. Public Health Service, who recently accepted an assignment with the Interior Department to support this effort.

In 2019, the Joint Fire Science Program funded research to compile a unified database of wildland firefighter entrapments and improve our knowledge of factors leading to these situations. This is one example of how JFSP funding is furthering wildland fire

Furthering Research in Wildland Fire Science: Now Seeking Funding Proposals

10/24/2022

The Joint Fire Science Program funds important research to help land managers, practitioners, and policymakers proactively address wildfires. The Joint Fire Science Program is soliciting proposals for funding to advance wildfire research and support land management agencies.

Wildland fire resource advisors study a map showing the outline of a wildfire and the surrounding area during a briefing. Photo by Cedar Drake, NPS.

As Wildfires Grow, the National Park Service Increases Efforts to Protect Natural and Cultural Resources

10/20/2022

As wildfires increase in frequency and severity, more natural and cultural resources are at risk. Resource advisors help firefighting personnel protect them. The National Park Service’s online course trained hundreds of resource advisors this year, and it will be offered again in the spring of 2023.

An image of the 2021 Caldor Fire in California taken by Landsat.

In the News: U.S. Secretary of the Interior: Satellites Will Help Us Fight Climate Change (www.scientificamerican.com)

10/12/2022

As USGS takes over operations of a Landsat satellite, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland explains how the data gathered will help the Biden administration’s climate change plans

Smoke rises from the South Moccasin Fire in Montana. Photo by Lauren Kokinda, BLM

In the News: Wildfire Smoke Is Erasing Progress on Clean Air (www.nytimes.com)

10/12/2022

Smoke from wildfires has worsened over the past decade, potentially reversing decades of improvements in Western air quality made under the Clean Air Act, according to research published by Stanford University.

Smoke rising from the Tamarack Fire. Photo by the Forest Service.

In the News: Wildfire Smoke May Carry Deadly Fungi Long Distances (www.wired.com)

10/12/2022

Pathogens in soil are a danger to firefighters, but smoke may transport spores that cause valley fever and other infections into cities too.

A plane seen from below dropping water on the Clear Fire in Fairbanks, Alaska, against an orange, smoke-filled sky. Photo by Eric Kiehn, Kittitas County Fire District 1.

Interior Invests $180 Million through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in 2022 to Improve Wildfire Mitigation and Resilience

10/06/2022

The Interior Department invested $180 million nationwide in wildfire management through President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in 2022. These investments are providing pay improvements for federal wildland firefighters, supporting efforts to reduce wildfire risk, helping rehabilitate burned landscapes, and more.

A dramatic sunset paints the sky in yellows, pinks, and blues as a backdrop to Saguaro National Park and its namesake cactus. Photo by Nate Hovee.

Protecting and Restoring the Sonoran Desert Ecosystem in Saguaro National Park

09/30/2022

Buffelgrass is propelling more frequent, intense wildfires and threatening native species, like the Saguaro cactus. Controlling this invasive is an intensive process. Saguaro National Park is expanding its efforts with the help of funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

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How One Tribe is Restoring the Fire-dependent Longleaf Pine

In the News: Ojibwe Firefighters Restore Fire to the Cloquet Forestry Center (cfans.umn.edu)

Creating a Wildland Firefighter Health and Wellbeing Program: Meet Commander KJ Green

Furthering Research in Wildland Fire Science: Now Seeking Funding Proposals

As Wildfires Grow, the National Park Service Increases Efforts to Protect Natural and Cultural Resources

In the News: U.S. Secretary of the Interior: Satellites Will Help Us Fight Climate Change (www.scientificamerican.com)

In the News: Wildfire Smoke Is Erasing Progress on Clean Air (www.nytimes.com)

In the News: Wildfire Smoke May Carry Deadly Fungi Long Distances (www.wired.com)

Interior Invests $180 Million through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in 2022 to Improve Wildfire Mitigation and Resilience

Protecting and Restoring the Sonoran Desert Ecosystem in Saguaro National Park

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