CAL FIRE is offering up to $5 million to support California Native American Tribes in wildfire resilience and land stewardship. These grants empower California Tribes to care for ancestral lands, revitalize traditional ecological practices, and safeguard communities from the growing threats of wildfires. By restoring forests, reducing fire risk, and honoring Indigenous knowledge, California can build a future where ecosystems thrive, rural economies grow, and our water and air remain clean. 🗓️

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Navajo Historian, Wally Brown, teaches about fire and the traditional sacredness of it. Fire was a very important part of life. Without it one would have great difficulty or meet their doom. Even the little children were taught at a very young age, to build a fire. Today most children are not taught how to make fire but instead are discouraged from it. A special Thank You to our supporters. In this weeks bonus video for supporters only Wally teaches more about fire, heat and the Fire Dance. That

Fire Ecology and Restoration in Arkansas Woodlands By K. Brad Barfield The Southern Mixed Pine-Hardwood ecosystem, particularly in regions such as Ashley County, Arkansas, is ecologically defined as a fundamentally fire-dependent landscape. For millennia, the health and structure of these woodlands were maintained by an ancient fire regime characterized by frequent, low-intensity disturbances, initiated naturally and through sophisticated land management by Indigenous peoples. The historical fir

Join us for Learnings from the Field: Practical Tips for Prescribed Burns on November 12 from 6 - 7:30PM as we wrap up our special Fire Ecology series. This free event is an opportunity to hear two experts discuss how they planned for and carried out prescribed burns in an effort to restore balance to vulnerable ecosystems. Laura Mattei, director of Conservation at Sudbury Valley Trustees, and Dan Jaffe Wilder, director of Applied Ecology at Norcross Wildlife Foundation, will share their observa