“Udall’s bill and its House companion would place wildfires on par with other natural disasters such as hurricanes, floods and tornadoes, and would make Colorado and other states eligible to receive an additional 15 percent of the total funds FEMA allocates for fire suppression to support wildfire-mitigation efforts.” Read more in this press release from Senator Mark Udall’s office.
Author: Amy Jacobi
What Motivates Homeowners to Reduce Their Wildfire Risk?
Colorado researchers share their research results and insights into what drives homeowners to reduce their wildfire risk in the wild land-urban interface (WUI) in the September/October 2013 Science You Can Use Bulletin: Bulletin Sep-Oct – Fire on the Mountain
Forest Policy Updates
Forest-related policy updates from Senator Mark Udall are available here.