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"content": "\u003cp>Don Hankins examines a bright yellow-green patch in the meadow. The land all around is charred by fire. But here, there’s a sort of miracle at work. Native milkweed has sprung up and bloomed for the second time this year. This is not something these plants, \u003cem>Asclepias eriocarpa\u003c/em>, also known as Indian milkweed, are known to do.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They bloomed in late spring and early summer and had already done so this year when the Park Fire roared through. But the fire seemed to happen at just the right time to coax a second flowering, one that is likely to line up with the return migration of the monarch butterflies south to overwinter in Mexico. Monarchs rely on these flowers to complete their life cycle. 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While milkweed and such birds were once abundant, today, they are comparatively rare.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1994502\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240924-Park-Fire-Forest-DV-03-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1994502\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240924-Park-Fire-Forest-DV-03-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A man wearing a yellow safety helmet squats next a man wearing a red safety helmet with his hand in some plants.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240924-Park-Fire-Forest-DV-03-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240924-Park-Fire-Forest-DV-03-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240924-Park-Fire-Forest-DV-03-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240924-Park-Fire-Forest-DV-03-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240924-Park-Fire-Forest-DV-03-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240924-Park-Fire-Forest-DV-03-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240924-Park-Fire-Forest-DV-03-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chico State professor Don Hankins (right) and Ian Colunga, land steward at the Big Chico Creek Ecological reserve, crouch amid a meadow of native milkweed that has resprouted and bloomed within the Park Fire footprint on Aug. 28, 2024. Milkweed is crucial to imperiled monarch butterflies and, in general, is only known to bloom once a year. \u003ccite>(Danielle Venton/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Hankins’ research uses indigenous “eco-cultural” knowledge to detect signs of healthy landscapes and to draw lessons on how to steward. So he is fascinated that this year, the milkweed meadow at the Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve will get another round of flowers and maybe another set of seeds. And the butterflies got an extra meal and a chance to lay eggs. Hankins suspects tribes knew how to time fires to achieve the same thing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Monarch butterflies, painted in brilliant orange, black and white-spotted wings, are known for four main things. Their iconic, spectacular coloring advertises they are poisonous to eat. Each year, the butterflies migrate thousands of miles, overwintering in Mexico and California in large clusters of trees. Their larvae won’t survive \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/24004/efforts-to-restore-monarch-butterflies-milkweed-habitats-may-be-doing-more-harm-than-good\">on anything but milkweed.\u003c/a> Monarch butterflies are near the brink of extinction, their population having declined by 99.9 % since the 1980s. Increasing milkweed habitat is crucial to the species long-term future.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1994501\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240924-Park-Fire-Forest-DV-02-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1994501\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240924-Park-Fire-Forest-DV-02-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A hand holds a milkweed seedpod.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240924-Park-Fire-Forest-DV-02-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240924-Park-Fire-Forest-DV-02-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240924-Park-Fire-Forest-DV-02-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240924-Park-Fire-Forest-DV-02-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240924-Park-Fire-Forest-DV-02-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240924-Park-Fire-Forest-DV-02-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240924-Park-Fire-Forest-DV-02-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Don Hankins holds a milkweed seedpod on Aug. 28, 2024. Native tribes traditionally use the glossy, soft, cotton-like fibers. Weavers combined the fibers with bird feathers to make velvet-like textiles in rich geometric patterns. Hankins’ research uses indigenous knowledge to draw lessons about how to care for land. \u003ccite>(Danielle Venton/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I’m actually really excited to share this with folks, to understand it,” Hankins said, “because it’s really phenomenal to see [milkweed] resprouting so vigorously. It is by far the tallest thing out here at this point in time on the ground.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Observers have already noticed monarch larvae on them.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>A phoenix landscape holds lessons\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The Park Fire, California’s fourth largest fire on record, scorched 430,000 acres and hundreds of homes in Butte and Tehama counties in late July and August. Some of those acres were in the Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve, on which Hankins has conducted planned burns since 2009, intentionally lighting fires to clear vegetation and encourage native plant growth.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1994500\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240924-Park-Fire-Forest-DV-01-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1994500\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240924-Park-Fire-Forest-DV-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A charred landscape with some vegetation growing.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240924-Park-Fire-Forest-DV-01-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240924-Park-Fire-Forest-DV-01-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240924-Park-Fire-Forest-DV-01-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240924-Park-Fire-Forest-DV-01-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240924-Park-Fire-Forest-DV-01-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240924-Park-Fire-Forest-DV-01-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240924-Park-Fire-Forest-DV-01-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Park Fire burned hot and extreme up through a canyon to Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve. Despite the land’s scorched appearance plants, especially oaks and native grasses, are bounding back. \u003ccite>(Danielle Venton/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The reserve was perhaps as prepared as anywhere else in the area. And yet, when Don Hankins first saw it, trees burned down to matchsticks, a canyon scorched on both sides, an 1870s barn where classes and community events gathered reduced to rubble, he was surprised at how much damage the fire left behind. It felt like a punch to the gut.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Initially, I thought, ‘Wow, was the work that had gone into it, was it all in vain?'”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As he looked around at the fresh growth of native grasses, flowers and trees and saw instead success: a land that bounced back despite experiencing an extreme wildfire. There are areas where the fire calmed down, thanks to the burning he and his colleagues did. And if the rest of the watershed had been prepared in the same way, the entire fire would likely have been much less intense.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s really a testament to the work that we’re doing here,” he said. “All this regrowth right off the cuff. It’s a real gem to be able to share with people.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Prior to Spanish settlement, millions of acres a year burned in California, some fires ignited by lightning strikes, others by the indigenous inhabitants. Native people set these fires for scores of purposes, from reducing insect populations to encouraging the regrowth of basketry materials. However, one clear effect was that the more young trees, shrubs and grass were burned, the less fuel there was for future fires. In the hopes of bringing back some of that old-style fire protection, land agencies said they want to dramatically increase the use of prescribed fire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1994503\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240910-ParkFireFolo-60-BL_qed.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1994503\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240910-ParkFireFolo-60-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"A man wearing a blue shirt points towards burned land.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240910-ParkFireFolo-60-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240910-ParkFireFolo-60-BL_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240910-ParkFireFolo-60-BL_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240910-ParkFireFolo-60-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240910-ParkFireFolo-60-BL_qed-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240910-ParkFireFolo-60-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240910-ParkFireFolo-60-BL_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Don Hankins, Professor of Geography and Planning at California State University, Chico, points to a burn scar from the Park Fire south of Forest Ranch along Route 32 on Sept. 10, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>They have been slow to implement on a scale big enough to curb out-of-control wildfires. That’s true around the state, but Butte County has been especially hard hit by recent fires, including the Dixie, North Complex and Camp Fire, which destroyed the town of Paradise. And even when the land has recently burned in a planned fire, as it was at Big Chico Creek, mild wildfire is not a guarantee: topography and weather also get a vote in how a fire behaves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s places on the landscape where we know fire likes to flow. It’s kind of like water,” said wildfire mapping expert and analyst Zeke Lunder. Lunder is also a trained “burn boss,” qualified to run prescribed burns. “It flows over the landscape in kind of knowable ways.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hankins pointed to a field dotted with burned oak trees, sloping down toward a creek. Look at the ash and soil, he said, the color of which indicates how hot the fire was.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We see areas here and there with red soil and white ash,” he said. That tells us it was really hot in those places. His research has shown that, as those areas recover, often “native plants are the only things that have survived deeper down in the seed bank.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re going to have a lot of native plants that maybe we haven’t seen in a few generations out here in those places,” Hankins said. “I’m really looking forward to that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In other patches, where ash is black, the fire burned less intensively. Perhaps ironically, that may lead to a longer-term recovery in those areas and more work for the 40 or so employees who take care of the reserve.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Because of the timing of the fire, we’re probably going to have a lot of our invasive grasses and plants, like yellow star thistle, will come back mixed in with our native plants,” he said. If it had swept through in fall instead of summer, on the other hand, it would have likely favored natives over invasives. “Our ultimate stewardship out here is really focused on trying to get native plants to dominate again in the landscape.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These effects run counter to the conventional, simple wisdom that hot fire is ecologically bad and low-intensity fire is ecologically good. Hankins stressed the situation and place are important when talking about fire. Here, the reserve is in the foothills of California’s Cascade Range and nonnative species abound. He has seen high-severity fires in other locations, such as at higher elevations in the mountains, which can be very harmful to native species. Fire is complex —\u003cbr>\nand the thing about complexity is that it’s complicated.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But there is also good news all around. [aside postID=\"science_1994339,news_12001405,news_11998783\" label=\"Related Stories\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a meadow that gets burned every year, there is an early “green up” of native plants: blue wild rye, creeping wild rye and —\u003cbr>\nCalifornia’s state grass —\u003cbr>\npurple needle grass. The oaks all around are already greening, new sprouts shooting from their trunks or branches.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This landscape evolved with fire. The structures that were here are just temporary,” Hankins said. “The only real guarantee we have is that fire is going to be here. So the real opportunity for us is to decide, what kind of fire do we want here?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Imagine, he said, if there had been a checkerboard of burns in the footprint of the fire, if the tops of the ridges had been tended and prepared.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That would have slowed, maybe even stopped the progression of this fire. But there was none of that.”\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Don Hankins examines a bright yellow-green patch in the meadow. The land all around is charred by fire. But here, there’s a sort of miracle at work. Native milkweed has sprung up and bloomed for the second time this year. This is not something these plants, \u003cem>Asclepias eriocarpa\u003c/em>, also known as Indian milkweed, are known to do.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They bloomed in late spring and early summer and had already done so this year when the Park Fire roared through. But the fire seemed to happen at just the right time to coax a second flowering, one that is likely to line up with the return migration of the monarch butterflies south to overwinter in Mexico. Monarchs rely on these flowers to complete their life cycle. For researcher Don Hankins, this is a surprise delight.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We may be coming back into some knowledge here that hasn’t been practiced in a long time,” said Don Hankins, a professor at Chico State, who teaches classes in geography with a focus on fire. He is also a California Plains Miwok traditional cultural practitioner.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Native tribes of Central California tended milkweed with fire and used the plant’s fibers in feather belts, weaving the fibers together with feathers from important bird species into velvet-like textiles decorated in geometric patterns. While milkweed and such birds were once abundant, today, they are comparatively rare.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1994502\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240924-Park-Fire-Forest-DV-03-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1994502\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240924-Park-Fire-Forest-DV-03-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A man wearing a yellow safety helmet squats next a man wearing a red safety helmet with his hand in some plants.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240924-Park-Fire-Forest-DV-03-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240924-Park-Fire-Forest-DV-03-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240924-Park-Fire-Forest-DV-03-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240924-Park-Fire-Forest-DV-03-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240924-Park-Fire-Forest-DV-03-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240924-Park-Fire-Forest-DV-03-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240924-Park-Fire-Forest-DV-03-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chico State professor Don Hankins (right) and Ian Colunga, land steward at the Big Chico Creek Ecological reserve, crouch amid a meadow of native milkweed that has resprouted and bloomed within the Park Fire footprint on Aug. 28, 2024. Milkweed is crucial to imperiled monarch butterflies and, in general, is only known to bloom once a year. \u003ccite>(Danielle Venton/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Hankins’ research uses indigenous “eco-cultural” knowledge to detect signs of healthy landscapes and to draw lessons on how to steward. So he is fascinated that this year, the milkweed meadow at the Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve will get another round of flowers and maybe another set of seeds. And the butterflies got an extra meal and a chance to lay eggs. Hankins suspects tribes knew how to time fires to achieve the same thing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Monarch butterflies, painted in brilliant orange, black and white-spotted wings, are known for four main things. Their iconic, spectacular coloring advertises they are poisonous to eat. Each year, the butterflies migrate thousands of miles, overwintering in Mexico and California in large clusters of trees. Their larvae won’t survive \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/24004/efforts-to-restore-monarch-butterflies-milkweed-habitats-may-be-doing-more-harm-than-good\">on anything but milkweed.\u003c/a> Monarch butterflies are near the brink of extinction, their population having declined by 99.9 % since the 1980s. Increasing milkweed habitat is crucial to the species long-term future.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1994501\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240924-Park-Fire-Forest-DV-02-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1994501\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240924-Park-Fire-Forest-DV-02-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A hand holds a milkweed seedpod.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240924-Park-Fire-Forest-DV-02-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240924-Park-Fire-Forest-DV-02-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240924-Park-Fire-Forest-DV-02-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240924-Park-Fire-Forest-DV-02-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240924-Park-Fire-Forest-DV-02-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240924-Park-Fire-Forest-DV-02-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240924-Park-Fire-Forest-DV-02-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Don Hankins holds a milkweed seedpod on Aug. 28, 2024. Native tribes traditionally use the glossy, soft, cotton-like fibers. Weavers combined the fibers with bird feathers to make velvet-like textiles in rich geometric patterns. Hankins’ research uses indigenous knowledge to draw lessons about how to care for land. \u003ccite>(Danielle Venton/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I’m actually really excited to share this with folks, to understand it,” Hankins said, “because it’s really phenomenal to see [milkweed] resprouting so vigorously. It is by far the tallest thing out here at this point in time on the ground.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Observers have already noticed monarch larvae on them.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>A phoenix landscape holds lessons\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The Park Fire, California’s fourth largest fire on record, scorched 430,000 acres and hundreds of homes in Butte and Tehama counties in late July and August. Some of those acres were in the Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve, on which Hankins has conducted planned burns since 2009, intentionally lighting fires to clear vegetation and encourage native plant growth.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1994500\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240924-Park-Fire-Forest-DV-01-KQED.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1994500\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240924-Park-Fire-Forest-DV-01-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"A charred landscape with some vegetation growing.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240924-Park-Fire-Forest-DV-01-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240924-Park-Fire-Forest-DV-01-KQED-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240924-Park-Fire-Forest-DV-01-KQED-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240924-Park-Fire-Forest-DV-01-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240924-Park-Fire-Forest-DV-01-KQED-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240924-Park-Fire-Forest-DV-01-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240924-Park-Fire-Forest-DV-01-KQED-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Park Fire burned hot and extreme up through a canyon to Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve. Despite the land’s scorched appearance plants, especially oaks and native grasses, are bounding back. \u003ccite>(Danielle Venton/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The reserve was perhaps as prepared as anywhere else in the area. And yet, when Don Hankins first saw it, trees burned down to matchsticks, a canyon scorched on both sides, an 1870s barn where classes and community events gathered reduced to rubble, he was surprised at how much damage the fire left behind. It felt like a punch to the gut.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Initially, I thought, ‘Wow, was the work that had gone into it, was it all in vain?'”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As he looked around at the fresh growth of native grasses, flowers and trees and saw instead success: a land that bounced back despite experiencing an extreme wildfire. There are areas where the fire calmed down, thanks to the burning he and his colleagues did. And if the rest of the watershed had been prepared in the same way, the entire fire would likely have been much less intense.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s really a testament to the work that we’re doing here,” he said. “All this regrowth right off the cuff. It’s a real gem to be able to share with people.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Prior to Spanish settlement, millions of acres a year burned in California, some fires ignited by lightning strikes, others by the indigenous inhabitants. Native people set these fires for scores of purposes, from reducing insect populations to encouraging the regrowth of basketry materials. However, one clear effect was that the more young trees, shrubs and grass were burned, the less fuel there was for future fires. In the hopes of bringing back some of that old-style fire protection, land agencies said they want to dramatically increase the use of prescribed fire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1994503\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240910-ParkFireFolo-60-BL_qed.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1994503\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240910-ParkFireFolo-60-BL_qed.jpg\" alt=\"A man wearing a blue shirt points towards burned land.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240910-ParkFireFolo-60-BL_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240910-ParkFireFolo-60-BL_qed-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240910-ParkFireFolo-60-BL_qed-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240910-ParkFireFolo-60-BL_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240910-ParkFireFolo-60-BL_qed-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240910-ParkFireFolo-60-BL_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2024/09/240910-ParkFireFolo-60-BL_qed-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Don Hankins, Professor of Geography and Planning at California State University, Chico, points to a burn scar from the Park Fire south of Forest Ranch along Route 32 on Sept. 10, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>They have been slow to implement on a scale big enough to curb out-of-control wildfires. That’s true around the state, but Butte County has been especially hard hit by recent fires, including the Dixie, North Complex and Camp Fire, which destroyed the town of Paradise. And even when the land has recently burned in a planned fire, as it was at Big Chico Creek, mild wildfire is not a guarantee: topography and weather also get a vote in how a fire behaves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s places on the landscape where we know fire likes to flow. It’s kind of like water,” said wildfire mapping expert and analyst Zeke Lunder. Lunder is also a trained “burn boss,” qualified to run prescribed burns. “It flows over the landscape in kind of knowable ways.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hankins pointed to a field dotted with burned oak trees, sloping down toward a creek. Look at the ash and soil, he said, the color of which indicates how hot the fire was.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We see areas here and there with red soil and white ash,” he said. That tells us it was really hot in those places. His research has shown that, as those areas recover, often “native plants are the only things that have survived deeper down in the seed bank.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re going to have a lot of native plants that maybe we haven’t seen in a few generations out here in those places,” Hankins said. “I’m really looking forward to that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In other patches, where ash is black, the fire burned less intensively. Perhaps ironically, that may lead to a longer-term recovery in those areas and more work for the 40 or so employees who take care of the reserve.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Because of the timing of the fire, we’re probably going to have a lot of our invasive grasses and plants, like yellow star thistle, will come back mixed in with our native plants,” he said. If it had swept through in fall instead of summer, on the other hand, it would have likely favored natives over invasives. “Our ultimate stewardship out here is really focused on trying to get native plants to dominate again in the landscape.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These effects run counter to the conventional, simple wisdom that hot fire is ecologically bad and low-intensity fire is ecologically good. Hankins stressed the situation and place are important when talking about fire. Here, the reserve is in the foothills of California’s Cascade Range and nonnative species abound. He has seen high-severity fires in other locations, such as at higher elevations in the mountains, which can be very harmful to native species. Fire is complex —\u003cbr>\nand the thing about complexity is that it’s complicated.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But there is also good news all around. \u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>After two relatively mild fire seasons, 2024 looks poised to reverse that trend.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As of early July, Cal Fire has responded to more than 3,500 wildland fires that have burned more than 207,000 acres. That’s a similar number of fires but 197,000 more acres than at this time in 2023.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Punishingly hot and dry conditions around the state have dried out grasses and brush, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11993386/california-heat-turned-brush-into-prime-fuel-for-fires-forests-will-be-next\">laying the conditions for fast-moving intense wildfires\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are fully fuel loaded at this point,” said Brian Garcia, the National Weather Service’s warning coordination meteorologist, on \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101906134/hot-summer-promises-more-blazes-this-wildfire-season\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KQED’s Forum\u003c/a> recently. He’s most concerned about the fall, when the Bay Area typically has its largest fires.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s when “[the weather] turns into the low humidity offshore wind, the gusty offshore wind regime that brought us fires like the Nuns, the Tubbs, the Kincade, the Camp,” said Garcia, citing some of the most destructive fires in California history, and in the history of the nation. “We need to be prepared now.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_11993386]Cal Fire Battalion Chief of Communications Issac Sanchez said Californians shouldn’t wait. “Preparation steps need to be done now. That way, when a fire breaks out — not \u003cem>if\u003c/em> a fire breaks out in your community, but \u003cem>when\u003c/em> a fire breaks out in your community — you’re ready to react at a moment’s notice.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The public needs to maintain a constant state of readiness,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cal Fire has launched some new tools to help residents get organized. Its \u003ca href=\"https://plan.readyforwildfire.org/en\">fire\u003cem>PLANNER\u003c/em>\u003c/a> application hosts to-do checklists tailored to the user’s circumstances to prioritize safety steps. It also offers text alerts and information to track wildfires.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKuwfnOXHO4&t=30s\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In any disaster, there aren’t enough emergency personnel to help everyone. So first responders depend on the majority of people being ready and able to take care of themselves and help their neighbors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of the top things to do, said Sanchez, is a \u003ca href=\"https://www.fire.ca.gov/DSpace\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">self-assessment\u003c/a> of the trees, brush and other vegetation on and around your property. Learn the steps to protect your home from wildfire and start clearing brush and doing other key tasks now.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cal Fire’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.readyforwildfire.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ready for Wildfire\u003c/a> website and app breaks down steps everyone can take to get prepared. Sanchez also advised people to \u003ca href=\"http://calalerts.org/signup.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">register for emergency alerts\u003c/a> and evacuation warnings from their county’s emergency services agencies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Preparing for a wildfire or other disaster can feel daunting. So the\u003ca href=\"https://www.listoscalifornia.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Listos California \u003c/a>Emergency Preparedness Campaign provides a five-step readiness plan that sends you reminders \u003ca href=\"https://listos.arist.co/courses/5f0898b34456264206dbc956\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via text\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are some guidelines to help get you ready.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Prepare the outside of your home\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you live in a fire-prone area, sometimes called the “wildland-urban interface,” clearing brush and tree limbs close to your home is an important way to slow the spread of fires, increasing the chance of your home’s survival. This area of cleared and low vegetation is called “defensible space,” and you can think of it as a buffer zone, free of anything likely to catch fire.\u003cbr>\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uawt5fTLU6Q&feature=youtu.be\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cal Fire asks homeowners to think about two zones of defensible space. The first extends 30 feet from homes, outbuildings and decks:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Remove overhanging and dead branches. All branches should be a minimum of 10 feet away from your chimney and other trees.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>All dead vegetation should be removed.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Clear dry leaves and pine needles from the yard, roof and rain gutters.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Move wood piles to Zone 2.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Zone 2 extends from the end of Zone 1 to 100 feet out from your home, structures and deck:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli class=\"p1\">Here, mow annual grasses down to 4 inches or less, and create horizontal and vertical spaces between vegetation.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli class=\"p1\">Don’t let fallen leaves, needles, twigs, bark, cones and small branches accumulate more than 3 inches high.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Find detailed instructions at \u003ca href=\"https://www.readyforwildfire.org/prepare-for-wildfire/get-ready/defensible-space/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Readyforwildfire.org\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1965579\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/35/2020/06/def_space_zones-800x555.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"555\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2020/06/def_space_zones-800x555.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2020/06/def_space_zones-160x111.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2020/06/def_space_zones-768x533.png 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2020/06/def_space_zones.png 820w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One thing people don’t think about a lot is to make sure their home address is clearly visible. You should make sure it is. That way, if you call for emergency help, responders can find you.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘Harden’ your home against wildfire\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Many homes that burn in a wildfire are never in the path of flames, but ignite from flying embers and firebrands that can accumulate in eaves or drift into vents. Hardening homes against fire can be as inexpensive as installing screens over vents and as pricey as installing new windows, roofing or siding.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Find detailed information \u003ca href=\"https://www.readyforwildfire.org/prepare-for-wildfire/get-ready/hardening-your-home/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here\u003c/a>, including a low-cost \u003ca href=\"https://readyforwildfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Low-Cost-Retrofit-List-Updated-5_1_2024.pdf\">retrofit list (PDF)\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Have a go bag ready\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_11833686]There are three reasons people tend to put off preparing for a disaster, says Karen Baker, co-chair of Listos California. “They either find it scary, expensive, and/or time-consuming,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Listos tries to overcome those qualms with a simple readiness guide, available in \u003ca href=\"https://www.elsolnec.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/ENG-Disaster-Ready-Guide.pdf\">English (PDF)\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.listoscalifornia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/508_LIS_DRG_19pp_1_03_ES_50520.pdf\">Spanish (PDF)\u003c/a>. Sign up for readiness text prompts \u003ca href=\"https://www.listoscalifornia.org/online-course/en/\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The organization recommends packing up some items in advance so you can get out of the house quickly if you need to. If cost is a concern, you can assemble the kits over time. Recommended items to pack beforehand:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Documents: copies of insurance, identification, and other important papers and photos.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Cash: $1 and $5 bills are best.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Map: with different routes out of your neighborhood marked.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Medications list: Include all prescriptions and other important medical information.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Portable radio.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Flashlight.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>To grab on your way out the door:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Wallet, purse, keys.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Phone and charger.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Medicine.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Portable computer.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>First-aid supplies, N95 masks, hand sanitizer, wipes.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Change of clothes.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Anything else needed by people or animals in your household.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Create a plan for your household in the event of a wildfire emergency. 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Designate a “clean-air room” in your home for smoky days. (The Environmental Protection Agency has a \u003ca href=\"https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2018-07/documents/guide_to_air_cleaners_in_the_home_2nd_edition.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guide (PDF)\u003c/a> for air cleaners in the home).\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>If air purifiers are too costly, here’s a less expensive \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1968863/helping-kids-protect-themselves-from-dirty-air-one-diy-filter-at-a-time\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DIY option\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Air purifiers can range from $100 on up and can be hard to obtain during bad fires, so think about buying one in advance of fire season. In California, few resources exist to help people with low income afford these devices; one asthma intervention program in Fresno does provide enrollees with air cleaners for a year. In years past, some counties have set up “clean air shelters” during smoky days.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>People power\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>One theme running through the advice of fire and emergency officials: Your social network is one of your most important safety tools.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Really, when it comes down to a ‘no-notice’ event, like a fast-running wildland fire through your neighborhood, it really is neighbor helping neighbor,“ said Santa Rosa Fire Chief Gossner.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003ch3>Emergency Resource Websites\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://211CA.org\">211CA.org\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nDial 211 for evacuation routes, shelters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://CalAlerts.org\">CalAlerts.org\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nSign up to get your county’s alerts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://Earthquake.ca.gov\">Earthquake.ca.gov\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nGet MyShake earthquake warning app.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://Response.ca.gov\">Response.ca.gov\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nReal-time wildfire and shelter news.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://Ready.gov\">Ready.gov\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nResources to prepare for any disaster.\u003c/p>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>That means it’s time to think about who in your neighborhood might need help getting ready for fire season. Maybe they’re elderly and could use some help trimming vegetation. During an evacuation order, who will you check on and who will check on you? Write down their names and contact information, pack the list in your go bag, and share it with others for backup. At least one person on your list should live outside your area to ensure you’re not relying on someone who also might be affected by the fire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even if this feels overwhelming or scary, the time to do it is \u003cem>now\u003c/em>. Every step you can take toward preparedness makes you, your family, and your community a little bit safer.\u003cbr>\n[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>A version of this story originally published on June 8, 2020.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>After two relatively mild fire seasons, 2024 looks poised to reverse that trend.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As of early July, Cal Fire has responded to more than 3,500 wildland fires that have burned more than 207,000 acres. That’s a similar number of fires but 197,000 more acres than at this time in 2023.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Punishingly hot and dry conditions around the state have dried out grasses and brush, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11993386/california-heat-turned-brush-into-prime-fuel-for-fires-forests-will-be-next\">laying the conditions for fast-moving intense wildfires\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are fully fuel loaded at this point,” said Brian Garcia, the National Weather Service’s warning coordination meteorologist, on \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101906134/hot-summer-promises-more-blazes-this-wildfire-season\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KQED’s Forum\u003c/a> recently. He’s most concerned about the fall, when the Bay Area typically has its largest fires.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s when “[the weather] turns into the low humidity offshore wind, the gusty offshore wind regime that brought us fires like the Nuns, the Tubbs, the Kincade, the Camp,” said Garcia, citing some of the most destructive fires in California history, and in the history of the nation. “We need to be prepared now.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Cal Fire Battalion Chief of Communications Issac Sanchez said Californians shouldn’t wait. “Preparation steps need to be done now. That way, when a fire breaks out — not \u003cem>if\u003c/em> a fire breaks out in your community, but \u003cem>when\u003c/em> a fire breaks out in your community — you’re ready to react at a moment’s notice.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The public needs to maintain a constant state of readiness,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cal Fire has launched some new tools to help residents get organized. Its \u003ca href=\"https://plan.readyforwildfire.org/en\">fire\u003cem>PLANNER\u003c/em>\u003c/a> application hosts to-do checklists tailored to the user’s circumstances to prioritize safety steps. It also offers text alerts and information to track wildfires.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/kKuwfnOXHO4'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/kKuwfnOXHO4'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>In any disaster, there aren’t enough emergency personnel to help everyone. So first responders depend on the majority of people being ready and able to take care of themselves and help their neighbors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of the top things to do, said Sanchez, is a \u003ca href=\"https://www.fire.ca.gov/DSpace\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">self-assessment\u003c/a> of the trees, brush and other vegetation on and around your property. Learn the steps to protect your home from wildfire and start clearing brush and doing other key tasks now.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cal Fire’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.readyforwildfire.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ready for Wildfire\u003c/a> website and app breaks down steps everyone can take to get prepared. Sanchez also advised people to \u003ca href=\"http://calalerts.org/signup.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">register for emergency alerts\u003c/a> and evacuation warnings from their county’s emergency services agencies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Preparing for a wildfire or other disaster can feel daunting. So the\u003ca href=\"https://www.listoscalifornia.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Listos California \u003c/a>Emergency Preparedness Campaign provides a five-step readiness plan that sends you reminders \u003ca href=\"https://listos.arist.co/courses/5f0898b34456264206dbc956\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via text\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are some guidelines to help get you ready.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Prepare the outside of your home\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you live in a fire-prone area, sometimes called the “wildland-urban interface,” clearing brush and tree limbs close to your home is an important way to slow the spread of fires, increasing the chance of your home’s survival. This area of cleared and low vegetation is called “defensible space,” and you can think of it as a buffer zone, free of anything likely to catch fire.\u003cbr>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/uawt5fTLU6Q'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/uawt5fTLU6Q'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Cal Fire asks homeowners to think about two zones of defensible space. The first extends 30 feet from homes, outbuildings and decks:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Remove overhanging and dead branches. All branches should be a minimum of 10 feet away from your chimney and other trees.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>All dead vegetation should be removed.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Clear dry leaves and pine needles from the yard, roof and rain gutters.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Move wood piles to Zone 2.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Zone 2 extends from the end of Zone 1 to 100 feet out from your home, structures and deck:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli class=\"p1\">Here, mow annual grasses down to 4 inches or less, and create horizontal and vertical spaces between vegetation.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli class=\"p1\">Don’t let fallen leaves, needles, twigs, bark, cones and small branches accumulate more than 3 inches high.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Find detailed instructions at \u003ca href=\"https://www.readyforwildfire.org/prepare-for-wildfire/get-ready/defensible-space/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Readyforwildfire.org\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1965579\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/35/2020/06/def_space_zones-800x555.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"555\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2020/06/def_space_zones-800x555.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2020/06/def_space_zones-160x111.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2020/06/def_space_zones-768x533.png 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2020/06/def_space_zones.png 820w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One thing people don’t think about a lot is to make sure their home address is clearly visible. You should make sure it is. That way, if you call for emergency help, responders can find you.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘Harden’ your home against wildfire\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Many homes that burn in a wildfire are never in the path of flames, but ignite from flying embers and firebrands that can accumulate in eaves or drift into vents. Hardening homes against fire can be as inexpensive as installing screens over vents and as pricey as installing new windows, roofing or siding.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Find detailed information \u003ca href=\"https://www.readyforwildfire.org/prepare-for-wildfire/get-ready/hardening-your-home/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here\u003c/a>, including a low-cost \u003ca href=\"https://readyforwildfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Low-Cost-Retrofit-List-Updated-5_1_2024.pdf\">retrofit list (PDF)\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Have a go bag ready\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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Coupled with low precipitation and summer winds, dry grass and brush make for great fire fodder, Swain said.[aside postID=news_11990619 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/AP24169207707642-KQED-1020x679.jpg']The Point Fire, which ignited near Lake Sonoma on Sunday afternoon and has caused orange, smoky skies to descend over much of Napa and Sonoma counties, offers a look at how similar fires could affect Northern California in the coming months.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As it pushed deeper into Sonoma County wine country on Sunday, staff at Quivira Vineyards northeast of Healdsburg were forced to stop production and head into town after fire officials announced an evacuation order.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before Curtis McCullohs, the owner’s executive assistant, finished loading his truck, he sprayed fire retardant around buildings, storing giant steel tanks of wine and thousands of beverage cases. “That’s a lot of liquid,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The winery is one of about a dozen within the fire evacuation zone, and staff have yet to be able to check on the vineyard. 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If the power remains out, the winery, known for wines like Grenache and Sauvignon Blanc, could suffer a significant blow.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Even though it’s sealed up, it’ll become ambient temperature,” he said. “Wine can spoil at very high temperatures.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McCullohs is also worried about another killer of wine that wildfires have on vineyards: smoke taint, which can infuse the aroma of a campfire into grapes, making them virtually unusable for winemaking.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s not technically summer yet, so to have this happening now will continue to bring up the conversation of how weather patterns could be changing and if the winegrowing region might be shifting,” he said. “I think that’s what’s frightening.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fires are not uncommon in June in California. 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