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Field ReportNovember 2025 · 9 min

Fire season and the hundred-year plan

How prescribed burns, drawn from tribal fire knowledge, are reshaping our stewardship playbook.

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Maren Holstad & Dr. Lila Tanaka

Restoration Lead & Fire Ecologist · Mt. Adams, WA

Fire isn't an emergency. Fire is a tool. The land remembers it. Our crews are learning to swing it again.

The full text of this dispatch will be available shortly. In the meantime, we've paired it with the relevant field metrics and a short note from the author.

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Maren Holstad & Dr. Lila Tanaka

Restoration Lead & Fire Ecologist, working out of Mt. Adams, WA.