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Reducing Fire Hazards in the Wildland Urban Interface

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The rate of development in forested and fire prone landscapes has left communities vulnerable. Here we focus on defensible space and available resources to help landowners minimize fire threats in the Wildland Urban (or Rural) Interface.

Panelists: Janet Lancaster, Co-Founder Firesmart Merlin; Rich Fairbanks, Fairbanks Forest Management; David Fergsuson, District Conservationist, National Resource Conservation Service

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PRESENTATION: Reducing Fire Hazards in the Wildland Urban Interface
PRESENTATION: Reducing Fire Hazards in the Wildland Urban Interface

The rate of development in forested and fire prone landscapes has left communities vulnerable. The final webinar in our Summit focuses on defensible space and available resources to help landowners minimize fire threats in the Wildland Urban (or Rural) Interface.

Reducing Fire Hazards in the Wildland Urban Interface
Reducing Fire Hazards in the Wildland Urban Interface

Wildfires respond to weather, topography and fuels. We cannot control the weather, the topography is pretty static, what we can manage is the fuels. In the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) of Southern Oregon, that usually means residents will need to manage mixed conifer second growth. What follows is advice for property owners that live in those mixed conifer forests.

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