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Zoe Belinda, Office of Wildland Fire intern, standing next to the Montana block of the World War II Memorial in Washington D.C. She points to the word "Montana."

Web Reads: UM Students Gain Hands-On Experience Through Federal Internships (www.umt.edu)

10/23/2024

Two University of Montana students put their education into practice this summer as interns with the Department of the Interior in Washington, DC, focused on wildland fire and project management.

In the News: Where Fire Back Means Land Back (nextcity.org)

09/25/2024

After a 19th-century treaty left them landless, the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians is reclaiming their ancestral lands — and their traditional wildfire management practices.

A healthy stand of longleaf pine trees rise toward a blue sky. Photo by Leo Miranda, USFWS.

In the News: Lumbee tribe returns fire to the soil to restore cultural and ecological heritage (borderbelt.org)

09/25/2024

Controlled burning has major benefits to forest ecosystems, especially the longleaf pine. The trees once grew in abundance across the Sandhills of North Carolina but have diminished to less than 3 percent of their original 92 million acre range due to overdevelopment, logging and fire suppression. The Lumbee Cultural Burn Association wants to bring healing to ancestral lands, honor cultural traditions through fire-focused ecology, and protect the area from wildfires.

Embers of Wisdom: The Yurok Tribe and USGS Partnership in Culturally Prescribed Fire Management (www.usgs.gov)

09/25/2024

Culturally prescribed burning is a sustainable method for managing land and enhancing the resilience of streams and watersheds. USGS and Yurok Tribe scientists are studying how these fires affect plants and soil moisture conditions on Yurok Ancestral Lands.

Pink purplish flowers surrounded by green weeds.

Biden-Harris Administration Announces More Than $24 Million from Investing in America Agenda to Restore Our Nation’s Lands and Waters (www.doi.gov)

09/25/2024

As the nation kicks off Climate Week, the Department of the Interior today announced more than $24 million from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to restore our nation’s lands and waters. The funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will support 50 ecosystem restoration projects that include on-the-ground action in 34 states and multiple U.S. Territories, as well as many projects that provide nationwide benefits, building climate resilience, improved habitats, and healthier communities.

A firefighter sprays water on a wildfire as he walks next to a red fire engine.

Biden-Harris Administration Awards Nearly $1.3 Million Through Slip-on Tanker Pilot Program to Strengthen Local Governments’ Wildfire Response (www.doi.gov)

09/19/2024

The Department of the Interior today announced nearly $1.3 million in awards through a pilot program to strengthen local governments’ wildfire response by converting vehicles to wildland fire engines.

Sequoia pine cones are collected in a sack during a seed collection effort. Photo by NPS.

In the News: To build back burned forests, California needs a lot more seeds (www.mercurynews.com)

09/13/2024

As forests succumb to ever-fiercer wildfires, the state seeks to scale up the growth of new seeds and sprouts

A wildland firefighter talks on a radio. Photo by Kye Funk, USFS

BLM awards $2.76 million contract for advanced wildfire communication kits as part of Investing in America agenda (www.blm.gov)

09/12/2024

The Bureau of Land Management announced a $2.76 million award through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to create cutting-edge radio systems with satellite capability to improve firefighter safety and wildfire operations.

Office of Wildland Fire Quarterly Bulletin (content.govdelivery.com)

09/12/2024

The fall 2024 edition of the Office of Wildland Fire's quarterly newsletter discusses historic funding for wildland fire management, health and wellbeing support for firefighters, funding opportunities for wildfire science, and more.

Wildland firefighters work on the Falls Fire in Oregon. Photo by Mike McMillan.

Director’s Report: Building a Wildfire-Resilient Nation

09/12/2024

As extreme wildfire activity threatens communities across the West, the Interior Department looks to proactive investments to build a wildfire-resilient nation.

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Web Reads: UM Students Gain Hands-On Experience Through Federal Internships (www.umt.edu)

In the News: Where Fire Back Means Land Back (nextcity.org)

In the News: Lumbee tribe returns fire to the soil to restore cultural and ecological heritage (borderbelt.org)

Embers of Wisdom: The Yurok Tribe and USGS Partnership in Culturally Prescribed Fire Management (www.usgs.gov)

Biden-Harris Administration Announces More Than $24 Million from Investing in America Agenda to Restore Our Nation’s Lands and Waters (www.doi.gov)

Biden-Harris Administration Awards Nearly $1.3 Million Through Slip-on Tanker Pilot Program to Strengthen Local Governments’ Wildfire Response (www.doi.gov)

In the News: To build back burned forests, California needs a lot more seeds (www.mercurynews.com)

BLM awards $2.76 million contract for advanced wildfire communication kits as part of Investing in America agenda (www.blm.gov)

Office of Wildland Fire Quarterly Bulletin (content.govdelivery.com)

Director’s Report: Building a Wildfire-Resilient Nation

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