Watch this video provided by Malama Learning Center to learn more on how sheep can lessen #wildfire risks. Shermaih “Bulla” Iaea, a retired firefighter, spent most of his 28-year career at the Waianae fire station. In 2018, Bulla and his wife were trapped on their six-acre farm when a wildfire furiously spread through the Waianae Valley. He saw firsthand at the level of devastation a wildfire can cause and lost 36 mango trees, 4 or 5 lychee trees and his entire aquaculture business. Bulla focuses his time on reducing the ‘fuel’ to potential wildfires. In addition to cutting down the trees in the wildland urban interface (zone that transitions from wilderness to human activity) that surrounds his community, he aims to reduce the grass using sheep. Sheep love to eat grass. It’s a simple way to reduce the fuel rather than constantly maintaining the area with a lawnmower.
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Devastating Fires Engulf Pantanal Wetlands Fishing Guide's Warning | Amaravati Today https://lnkd.in/gbsbNR43 Fishing guide Amilton Brandao said the Pantanal wetlands in Brazil's Mato Grosso do Sul state should be flooded at this time of year. Instead, they're being ravaged by fires, part of a startling and dramatic increase from the previous year. #FishingGuide #AmiltonBrandao #PantanalWetlands #Brazil #MatoGrossodoSul #Fires #Wildfires #EnvironmentalCrisis #ClimateChange #Conservation #Biodiversity #Ecosystem #Disaster #Nature #Awareness #Worldnews #news #Internationalnews #ATworld #Amaravati #AmaravatiToday
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Fishing closed on Yampa River for 1/2 mile downstream of Stagecoach Reservoir, CO due to low snowpack & drought https://risk-mgmt.co/dsp #Drought #ClimateChange #SaveOurEarth @RecreationLaw #RecLaw #RecreationLaw
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Here is some guidance from the TCEQ for those dealing with aftermath of the fires in the Texas Panhandle, in case you know anyone dealing with mass livestock losses, debris disposal, etc
Texas Panhandle Wildfires
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#Fires are a topic in our daily news feeds. Every year #wildfires are becoming more extensive and affecting even bigger areas. Could be fire risk prevention and fire management a way to go? We believe that the answer is YES. Communities in the tropics have lived and used fire as part of their traditional practices. What if we learn from them and work with them? In Bolivia, our partner IBIF Bolivian Institute of Forest Investigation, has been working closely with the municipalities of Ascensión de Guarayos and Urubichá in the Guarayos landscape where fire is an integral component of existing farming practices to develop fire management tools, early warning systems and fire brigades, as well as regulations that help prevent wildfires from occurring within and around the Guarayos Indigenous Territory. Read more about our work in Bolivia in 2022 here https://bit.ly/3OY26kd Learn about our Fire-smart landscape governance programme here: https://lnkd.in/epsZM2w6 Read cases from around the world on fire management in the latest Tropical Forest Issue: https://bit.ly/3NWft1D (also available in Spanish) Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken | Albert Schenk | Rosalien Jezeer | Humberto Gómez Cerveró | Nataly Ascarrunz | Laurenz Feliciano Romero Pimentel | Karen Mendoza
Reducing wildfire risks and impacts in Bolivia - Tropenbos International
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What Cause Bushfires? ➡ Fuel - anything flammable that has the potential to catch and spread a bushfire (eg. dry leaves, flammable objects) ➡ Weather - a bushfire is more likely to start and spread rapidly in hotter and drier conditions ➡ Topography - a bushfire will advance up an incline much more quickly than it advances down a slope ➡ Human Activity - some examples are burning debris, unattended campfires, and cigarettes Every Australian farm needs an effective bushfire plan to ensure that in the case of a fire outbreak, you, your livestock, and your property are adequately protected. Setting up a farm is a big investment so don't forget to secure it! But, do you know where to start so you can build an effective bushfire plan? https://lnkd.in/gWPqKwkn #bushfiresaustralia #farmsustainability #FirePlan #firesecurity #farmAustralia #australianfarmer #brushfire #FarmProtection #farmsecurity #FarmPlanning #farmfunds #BusinessFundingTips #financebrokeraustralia
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There are many examples of good forestry practices reducing #wildfire risk by now, but stakeholders who don't trust leaders (or the science) sometimes block sensible projects in CA and OR. It's going to require much more funding to ring communities near un-tended areas, but this new normal is really just learning from the wisdom of indigenous ways to make sure burns happen on our terms.
This is what ecologically-appropriate restoration forestry looks like. Well done to the folks in Kelowna, BC, and we hope these examples strengthen the case for more funding for projects around communities to reduce #wildfire risk. https://lnkd.in/ghapTT2z
How Indigenous techniques saved a community from wildfire
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To restore forest health and reduce the risk of catastrophic fires, First Nations are calling for a return to “fire stewardship,” also known as cultural burning, and some within the forestry industry are beginning to listen. Researchers recently interviewed forest stakeholders throughout the Province to better understand attitudes about Indigenous burning practices that remove grasses and fallen branches to benefit fire-adapted plants and control insect populations. Setting cultural fires in wet conditions makes it easier to manage lower-intensity burns. #indigenousmanagement https://ow.ly/Cc0s50QlfUq
“It's going to take off, and there's going to be nothing left”
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We need a open and transparent assessment of current and future water supplies. And we need state and local governments to make water supply planning and protection a priority And we need a focus on water conservation from all users.
Drought warnings across the Commonwealth of Virginia shut down fisheries in Shenandoah National Park. How much more evidence do we need that water quantity is a growing issue for the Chesapeake? We can no longer play fast and loose with water given extreme heat. https://lnkd.in/e2f-mfFt
Shenandoah National Park suspends all fishing, effective immediately
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This is what ecologically-appropriate restoration forestry looks like. Well done to the folks in Kelowna, BC, and we hope these examples strengthen the case for more funding for projects around communities to reduce #wildfire risk. https://lnkd.in/ghapTT2z
How Indigenous techniques saved a community from wildfire
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As of today, July 3, all Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) districts are in fire season. This means that to reduce the risk of human-caused wildfires, fire restrictions may be in place where you live or at a destination you plan to visit or recreate. With a heat wave expected from July 4th into next week, now is the time to brush up on your wildfire prevention knowledge. Together, we can prevent wildfire and #keeporegongreen. Tips include: • Know before you go. Campfires may be banned or only allowed in approved campgrounds. • Make sure your campfire is cool to the touch before going to sleep or leaving your site. Don’t forget to Drown, Stir, Repeat. • Backyard debris burning either requires a burn permit during fire season or is prohibited altogether. If you burned earlier this spring, go back and check on your debris burn site to make sure nothing reignites due to the heat. • Don’t flick a cigarette onto the ground. It may be just enough to start a fire. • Don’t park or idle over dried grass. • Don’t drag tow chains. • Check local restrictions and fire danger levels. Learn more at https://ow.ly/YmPk50SuRAs
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