06/05/2026
In the conversation about the increased wildfires we see across the country, it seems many want one culprit to tie it to…it’s due to fire-suppression over the past century…no, it’s due to climate change…*insert other reason here*. As is the case with many topics these days, we seem less willing to remember that two (or more) things can be true. These topics are complex, so it is okay to have complex (and honest) conversations about them, reflecting the nuance that exists.
When we get back to normalizing that reality, we can move forward with responding in the multi-prong approaches that are necessary…with the myriad of partners and perspectives that make for a more impactful, proactive, response.
The Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes’ Forestry Department is engaging in a myriad of approaches and partnerships to work towards healthier forests. This includes reintroducing their cultural practice of prescribed burning, which was utilized for millennia, but which has been suppressed for the past 150 years.
If you would like to screen the short film, Returning Fire to the Land (clip of which is featured here), for free to prompt deeper dialogue in your community or classroom, please reach out. www.LifeintheLand.org. [email protected]
Featuring:
& Ron Swaney
🔥📸 Wildfire crew photos:
forestry
