As wildfires blaze across the Pacific Northwest, firefighters across the region are working to contain the flames. Ever wonder what it takes to become a wildland firefighter, and what else it’s good for? We sat down with part-time NNRG Restoration Forester Gustavo Segura Flores to find out. After becoming a full-time Pre-Sales Forester for the […]
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They Didn’t Start the Fire: Wildfire Risk Mitigation in the Seattle Watershed
Fire and water don’t mix, and no one knows that better than staff at the Seattle city watershed. The forestry team at Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) has been working to increase the fire resilience of areas around critical water infrastructure, and experimenting with applying eastside thinning techniques in a westside forest. NNRG recently joined SPU […]