Northwest Fire Learning NetworkNorthwest Fire Learning Network
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The Nature Conservancy,
U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and others developed the Northwest Fire Learning Network as part of a joint effort to restore fire adapted ecosystems. The Northwest network is one of nine regional groups across the country that make up the national Fire Learning Network.fast facts
•Every terrestrial ecosystem Earth has evolved with fire and can rely on it to stimulate growth, curb non-native plants, minimize pests and disease, and keep plant and animal communities healthy.
•The Conservancy estimates that to restore fire-prone forest conditions on public lands in Oregon, we need to increase three to five times the current annual treatment levels for the next 20-25 years.
•In Oregon, 21.1 million acres of forests and woodlands are moderately or highly modified from historic conditions due to fire suppression, grazing, logging and other land uses and 13.4 million of these acres are on public lands.
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