Torching

Fire has shaped landscapes for millennia. Suppression creates catastrophe. We advocate for prescribed burns and fire as land management, not enemy.

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The Fire Paradox

A century of fire suppression has created:

Dangerous fuel accumulation in forests

Loss of fire-adapted ecosystems

Catastrophic wildfire intensity increases

Indigenous fire practices criminalized

Core Programs

Community Education

  • Public fire ecology workshops
  • Homeowner defensible space training
  • School curricula development
  • Media literacy on wildfire coverage

Practitioner Network

  • Certified burn manager directory
  • Landowner-practitioner matching
  • Equipment sharing cooperatives
  • Liability and insurance coordination

Policy Advocacy

  • Prescribed burn legislation
  • Liability reform support
  • Air quality regulation flexibility
  • Indigenous fire sovereignty

Indigenous Partnership

  • Traditional burning practice support
  • Cultural burn knowledge preservation
  • Co-management frameworks
  • Cross-cultural fire knowledge exchange

Priority Landscapes

Western US forests, Southeastern pine savannas, Australian bushland, Mediterranean ecosystems, California chaparral