Fires is a newsletter about how wildland fires historically occurred in the United States, how they were interrupted, and what interruption has cost us. From the arrival of settlers in California and the eschewing of vital Indigenous fire practices, to the flip-flopping of policy throughout the 20th Century, to the cheatgrass takeover of the Great Basin, to land development in known fire-risk areas, to the epidemics that have killed trees across the United States, I’ll explore a myriad of pathways to help you more deeply understand our current state of fire.
About Fires
About Fires
About Fires
Fires is a newsletter about how wildland fires historically occurred in the United States, how they were interrupted, and what interruption has cost us. From the arrival of settlers in California and the eschewing of vital Indigenous fire practices, to the flip-flopping of policy throughout the 20th Century, to the cheatgrass takeover of the Great Basin, to land development in known fire-risk areas, to the epidemics that have killed trees across the United States, I’ll explore a myriad of pathways to help you more deeply understand our current state of fire.