WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE FOREST?
This map shows states with Prescribed Fire Councils (PFC). Forming a PFC is one step a state can make to bring “good” fire back to field and forest to meet a variety of goals (i.e. ecological, safety, wildlife, forest health, etc.). It’s also a great way to begin the process of bringing fire back to our culture that has since forgotten it or only knows it as something destructive. Last week, an initial meeting was set up to potentially form NYS’s PFC. With all these fires currently burning in southeastern NYS, this is a great time to be discussing fire, or perhaps to “fight” or mitigate fire with fire.
May the Forest Be with You,
Ryan Trapani
Director of Forest Services
Catskill Forest Association