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Students start a mini forest

Other cities in the U.S have used the Miyawaki Method to grow their urban tree canopy cover. In fact, students at Western Washington University in Bellingham planted a mini forest using the method two years ago.

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WA’s wildfire future: More volatile forests amid slashed budgets

As the number of fire ignitions continues to rise, each new fire represents a roll of the dice, said Michael Medler, a former wildland firefighter and pyrogeography researcher at Western Washington University. Chances of a major fire in Western Washington might be low in a given year but they’re…

Washington forced to fight fire with less

As the number of fires continues to rise, each new one represents a roll of the dice, said Michael Medler, a former wildland firefighter and pyrogeography researcher at Western Washington University. Chances of a major fire in Western Washington might be low in a given year, but they’re growing…

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