Nelson City Council to consider 33 recommendations in new wildfire resiliency plan
The 2016 plan is being updated to respond to a more dire wildfire reality
Source: grandforksgazette.ca
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Nelson City Council to consider 33 recommendations in new wildfire resiliency plan
The 2016 plan is being updated to respond to a more dire wildfire reality
Source: cranbrooktownsman.com
Nelson City Council to consider 33 recommendations in new wildfire resiliency plan
The 2016 plan is being updated to respond to a more dire wildfire reality
Source: kimberleybulletin.com
Op/Ed: Youth Climate Corps
Last August, a dozen teenagers with shovels and pickaxes dug a meter wide “non-combustible” layer around Kaslo City Hall. It was difficult, dusty physical labour in the August heat, but they were passionate about protecting such a gorgeous building from wildfires. Kaslo City Hall is an historic Kootenay gem with a stone foundation, winding wooden staircases into the main
Source: thenelsondaily.com
Friendly fire set to sear forest south of Nelson in Selous watershed
Wildfire may never be viewed as a friend of those communities buried in forest, but it is a natural and accepted part of the ecosystem, according to several wildfire experts. Speaking in a video recently released on the Selous Creek wildfire risk reduction project — just southwest of Nelson — former Nelson Fire Rescue chief and director of the Emergency Operations Centre, Len
John Cathro Len Mccharles Erik Leslie Emergency Operations Centre Forest Enhancement Society Selkirk College
Source: thenelsondaily.com
Local experts call for more West Kootenay data to adapt to climate change – Grand Forks Gazette
Two new web-based tools for water and climate data have been created
Source: grandforksgazette.ca