Be Firewise: How to protect your home from wildfires
Justin Sullivan
and last updated 2021-04-30 11:31:32-04
COLORADO SPRINGS â When it comes to wildfires, Colorado had its worse year on record in 2020. And while fires can occur naturally, some do not. According to the National Park Service, about 85% of wildfires are caused by humans, and officials are predicting increased tourism in Colorado as the pandemic winds down, as well as continued population growth in the years to come.
Colorado Springs has experienced major fires, like Waldo Canyon, that spread quickly, taking out hundreds of homes and claiming lives. More recently, the Bear Creek Fire threatened homes on the westside but was stopped within a day without damage to homes, thanks to fire mitigation, according to the Colorado Springs Fire Department.
Pohnpei Mangroves are vital to the communities of Micronesia, and especially Pohnpei. They filter water from sediment and unnecessary nutrients, host nursery habitat for fish, crabs and other marine life, provide livelihoods and protect coastal communities from storms and storms surges. Mangrove ecosystems are vital to the survival of Pohnpeian communities by keeping them resilient and protecting them from the impacts of climate change and global warming such as more frequent droughts, flooding and saltwater inundation into farmlands. However, today, our mangroves are being threatened not just by climate change, but also human impacts such as dredging and landfills.
On February 25th, 2021, the Micronesia Conservation Trust (MCT), its local partners including the FSM National Department of R&D, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Micronesia Program, the Conservation Society of Pohnpei (CSP) and Pohnpei State Department of R&D, held a webinar with the United States Forest Service (USFS),
If Mount Rainier’s name is changed, what about Mount Baker? April 28, 2021 at 3:35 pm
Koma Kulshan Guard Station on the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, as it appeared in a 1990 photo by James A. McDonald; “Koma Kulshan” was intended to honor the Indigenous name of nearby Mount Baker, but may be incorrect. (US Forest Service)
Last week, KIRO 7 TV reported that the Puyallup Tribe is launching a new effort to restore the Indigenous name “Tacoma” to Mount Rainier.
But what about Mount Baker, which was given that name 229 years ago this week?
Unlike the battle between Seattle and Tacoma civic leaders over the name of Mount Rainier which goes way back to the 1890s – or even the new efforts of the Puyallup Tribe, there doesn’t appear to have ever been the same level of conflict or even any dispute over the name of Mount Baker. However, it turns out that there