Wildfires and the role of local conservation organizations

After a summer of intense wildfires that left more than a million acres burned in Montana alone, the role local conservation organizations can play in making their communities resilient and prepared in the face of natural disasters is becoming more and more important. Check out this great blog post from the River Network about the role of local conservation organizations in disaster management, and then read a new report from Headwaters Economics that outlines planning tools and strategies to reduce Montana’s wildfire risk.