Headwaters Economics hosts analysis tools to help users better understand socioeconomic data and trends for their communities, counties, states, or regions. Read More

Decades of fire suppression have caused wildfires to become more severe, but prescribed fire turns a fire of “chance” into a fire of “choice.” Through partnership and collaboration, The Nature Conservancy is bringing back fire to protect forests and communities. Read More

This factsheet provides “a framework for the placement, use, and effectiveness of established fuel breaks for protecting sagebrush ecosystems.” Read More

“This guidebook presents a menu of USDA Forest Service and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) tools and programs available to implement land stewardship on public and private lands, as well as insider tips and lessons learned. It is intended to increase understanding of the options for effectivecollaborative forest management. While not exhaustive, this primer represents... Read More

Resources, videos, links and research all around the Karuk Tribe’s relationship to fire and an introduction to some of their history and current programs and projects. Read More

This webpage details recovery assistance available from the Farm Service Agency, the Risk Management Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service and Rural Development. Read More

A brochure containing fire prevention items for farmers and ranchers. Read More

The Washington State Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network led a Fire in the Shrub-steppe Webinar series in 2020. The webinar series brought forward valuable conversations, lessons and tools needed to protect and restore this special ecosystem. This blog post contains links to the webinar series as well as additional resources. Read More

Improving fire outcomes for communities requires local organizing and action. The FAC Pathways Tool helps communities identify a set of strategies which are tailored to their strengths and needs, and based on practices which have been successful in communities similar to theirs.  The tool combines insights and experiences from community-based wildfire resilience practitioners and researchers... Read More

This graphic was designed to help explain the fire adapted communities (FAC) framework. It describes a set of components that make up community wildfire adaptation, and gives examples of specific programs and activities that communities can undertake to reduce their wildfire risk and increase their resilience. Remember, FAC is not a one-size-fits-all approach; every community’s... Read More