Weekly Fire and Land Policy Updates
March 4, 2026
Hello Everyone– apologies for my absence. I’m back, and I’ll be sending out weekly fire and land policy updates on Wednesday from now until forever. Today’s is a roundup of news, but sometimes these will be more of a deep dive into one aspect of ecology, fire, or land policy. I’m still trying to figure out what else I’d like to do with this newsletter– perhaps a monthly essay? Let me know in the comments if there’s anything you’d love to see in this space. If you’d like to support Wilderness, please subscribe and share online!
Before I begin, I’ll share that I’ve been awarded the Gerald Ensley Developing Writer Award for my book, Hotshot: A Life on Fire. You can currently buy Hotshot for half-off. George Saunders called it “A beautiful reflection on justice, the environment, the self, and much more.”
Fire and Land Policy Updates:
Rangers in Australia are helping to shape the future of Indigenous fire.
Forest thinning can help mitigate fire risks– we know that. But in this study, it’s also…
