As firefighters walk through part of the Central Cascade Forest near Cle Elum, their drip-torches are lit and dropping fuel on a patch of earth. Fire begins to burn, though it’s not spreading quickly. FOX13
process known as a prescribed burnThe Nature Conservancy has been working on the east side of the state for a few years to restore forestlands to their natural processes.now forests are often overgrown and have more fuel to burn. After decades of mismanagement, paired with climate change, forests are no longer resilient to large mega-fires.
"We don’t want to make the impression that prescribe fire is going to make wildfires go away," said Sami Schinnell the cooperative fire coordinator for The Nature Conservancy Washington. "It’s not an either or. Prescribed fires can help mitigate, minimize or reduce the negative impacts of wildfire." Schinnell told FOX 13 that it’s a good reminder that while they want to put fire on the ground, they want to do it on their own terms. They don’t burn unless conditions are right and goals can be met.
According to Franz, the state is facing a forest health crisis – prescribed burns can help, but the forests aren’t resilient enough to curb suppression efforts. The state aims to hold 90% of wildfires to 10 acres or less.on the landscape in the years to come because of the barriers we’re taking down," said Franz, noting that WA DNR has worked on legislation to clear the path for more prescribed burns.
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