Hundreds of homes burned in Washington in 2014. The 256,108-acre Carlton Complex fire was the largest recorded in state history. So it’s timely that the “Eastern Washington Forest Health: Hazards, Accomplishments and Restoration Strategy” report prepared last month by the state Department of Natural Resources proposes a variety of progressive approaches and funding mechanisms to help address fire, forest health and community safety issues. According to the report, “climate change is expected to exacerbate forest health and wildfire damage over the coming decades. Projections for the Northwest indicate that the area burned each year could increase more than 300 percent by … Continue reading
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