Smokey skies this spring a sign of prescribed fire coordination at a scale that matters

Over the last few weeks, a number of private landowners, organizations and public agencies have conducted prescribed burns in the Blackfoot River watershed with the goal of enhancing both forest health and community safety. While this fills the skies with smoke for a few days, burning this time of year has numerous benefits for both forested landscapes and communities.

Cindy Super is the Forestry and Prescribed Fire Coordinator for the Blackfoot Challenge, a community-based organization that facilitates collaborative conservation and stewardship in the Blackfoot River watershed. She coordinate...

 

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