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All Hands, All Lands video

All Hands, All Lands video
Our low elevation Central Oregon dry forests need fire for health and resilience into the future. Our friends and neighbors need the security of knowing their home, neighborhood and community will be ready for wildfires. That's why the Deschutes National Forest, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Oregon Department of Forestry, Deschutes County, OSU-Extension and Walker Ranger…
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Restoration in a Fire Forest: The Benefits of Burning

Restoration in a Fire Forest: The Benefits of Burning
"All of the benefits that we care about - whether that's wildlife or safer communities, safer houses, safer firefighters, green forests to recreate in - that all depends on our ability to put fire back on the ground in a controlled way." Wildfire has historically played an important role in the health and structure of…
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Dr. Hessburg’s Era of Megafires

Dr. Hessburg’s Era of Megafires
Why wildfires have gotten worse - and what we can do about it. Megafires, individual fires that burn more than 100,000 acres, are on the rise in the western United States -- the direct result of unintentional yet massive changes we've brought to the forests through a century of misguided management. What steps can we…
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Supper Club Discussion: Prescribed Fire

Supper Club Discussion: Prescribed Fire
As prescribed burning season begins in Central Oregon, Central Oregon Daily's Supper Club, Lisa Carton sat down with three fire experts to talk about why these burns are so important to do right now, at this time of the year. The month of May is also wildfire awareness month in Oregon. Thanks to Deschutes County…
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