Work to support and enhance wildfire resilient forest landscapes by reincorporating fire and traditional practices to manage forests. Trees, wildlife, plant species, natural resources, and property within the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI), are increasingly at risk from wildfires. This risk will continue to increase due to climate change, but resilient landscapes can limit the extent of the fires, allow plant and animal species to rebound more rapidly, and lower the occurrence of catastrophic fires. Traditional management practices included the use of fire on the landscape to remove understory plants and ladder fuels (where appropriate) to enhance growth of traditional food sources and actively support a variety of wildlife. More recent forest management practices do provide for and support deer and elk populations that are central to hunting. By combining current practices with traditional practices the forest can be managed for multiple benefits including reducing the risk of catastrophic wildfires.
Tribe: Shoalwater Bay Tribe
View Source Document: Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe Climate Resilience Plan
Year: 2021
Topic:
Forests
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Region: Northwest
