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🎉 Live from the field: Announcing the Upper Wenatchee I Forest Resilience Bond (FRB)!🌲🌲 Today we celebrate the launch of Washington state’s first FRB, marking an impactful step in wildfire risk mitigation. We are thrilled to come together with our partners at Chelan County, Chelan County PUD, Washington State Department of Natural Resources, and USDA Forest Service to provide an innovative finance model that increases the pace and scale of fuels reduction and forest restoration activities. Chelan County ranks highest in wildfire risk to homes in Washington state and contains four of the state's top ten communities most vulnerable to wildfire exposure. It faces a critical need for proactive measures to protect people, infrastructure, and landscapes. This FRB illustrates the dedication of local, state, and federal government agencies, non-profits, and private organizations to collaboratively address the wildfire crisis in an “all hands, all lands” approach. Together, we create more resilient ecosystems and communities. Learn more about Blue Forest’s latest FRB here: https://ow.ly/vK9950TgKYB #wildfiremitigation #conservationfinance #Washingtonfires

Baltimore’s claim-to-fame may be that it was the birthplace of America’s National Anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner,” but it's determined, down-to-earth spirit makes it a truly American city. With a dynamic Inner Harbor – the best view of which is from atop Federal Hill – that was as busy in the 18th Century as it is today. However, there are few things more quintessentially Baltimore than Maryland blue crabs. (The name comes from the color of their claws, but once cooked they turn a red-orange.) And while they can be found in the waters along the entire East Coast, Marylanders have perfected the art of eating them. In fact, more than a third of the country’s blue crab comes from the Chesapeake Bay! Baltimore has an exceptionally proud reputation for it's seafood and the Maryland blue crab served in many ways, leads the way! First Call opened our Baltimore, MD field office in May of 2015 and has performed hundreds of calls throughout DC, Maryland, and Virginia. As First Call continues to grow and expand, we have moved our Baltimore field office so that we can better serve our customers. Please make note of our new address and let Team Baltimore be your trusted resource in the Maryland, DC, and Virginia area when you need help the most! 512 Shaw Court, Suite 104, Severn, MD 21144 #SpillLife #FirstCallDifference #SpillNinja #FirstCallNation #environmentalcleanup #environmental #FirstCallCares #FirstCallFam #getbettereveryday #FCE #GBED #werehiring

𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬-𝟐𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞-𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞 -Maine became a state as part of the Missouri Compromise, which allowed Missouri to enter the union as a slave state and Maine as a free state. -Maine is famous for its rocky coastline, and is the leading U.S. producer of lobsters and blueberries. -Date of Statehood: March 15, 1820 -Capital: Augusta -Population: 1,328,361 (2010) -Size: 35,384 square miles -Nickname(s): Pine Tree State; Vacationland -Motto: Dirigo (“I lead”) -Tree: White Pine -Flower: White Pine Cone -Bird: Chickadee -Interesting Facts.... -Due to a long stretch of drought-like conditions that began in the summer of 1947, a series of subsequent fires destroyed more than 200,000 acres in what became known as “the year Maine burned.” -The Ice Storm of 1998, which knocked out power to half of the state for more than two weeks in January and resulted in hundreds of millions of dollars in damages, is considered to be one of the worst natural disasters in Maine’s history. Sourcehttps://loom.ly/lxyHN4c #Maine

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Collaboration is a must! ... "...if we are ever going to tackle this (wildfire crisis) at scale, and get the social acceptance and license that we need, collaboration is a must. It really is an all lands issue and it's going to take all of us to address it," says Brian Ferebee, Chief Executive of Intergovernmental Relations, USDA Forest Service, in this short video taken at the Northern California meeting of the CA Wildfire & Forest Resilience Task Force in Redding on October 5, 2023. ... Join us on Friday, July 12, for a panel discussion on how the Task Force is aligning funding to accelerate goals of the US Forest Service's Wildfire Crisis Strategy. >> https://bit.ly/TF-Mtg-2407 … #WildfireTaskForce #TaskForceProgress #WildfireCrisisStrategy #Wildfire

New Orleans is one of 10 shortlisted cities in the #TMFSustainableCities Challenge. Facing increasingly intense hurricanes, New Orleans is looking at how they can better evacuate vulnerable citizens. Find out more about New Orleans and the other shortlisted cities at: https://lnkd.in/eBhxVTRk

Trout and salmon are at a pivotal moment. The threats they face are enormous. But we are optimists. We have to believe.  So we are throwing our energies into the protection and recovery of America’s rivers and building trout and salmon strongholds for the long term. By working together — collaboratively, strategically, tirelessly — we can rise to the moment. Learn more about our Priority Waters campaign here: https://lnkd.in/gHHqZQC8 #TUPriorityWaters

Coree Tull - the chair of the B.C. Watershed Security Coalition - marked World Rivers Day by calling on all political parties to commit to the stewardship of B.C.’s waterways as the proince faces a cycle of water-related crises. Read the Op-Ed for the costs of the problem and details on the solutions. Three essential actions to build a more secure future are needed: 💧 Establish local watershed boards "Establishing a provincewide system of watershed boards would provide dedicated local leadership. Regions that already have these boards, like the Cowichan and Okanagan, benefit from proactive water management" 💧Value waterways the same as other essential infrastructure "In 2021, the B.C. government invested $27 million in watershed projects through the Healthy Watersheds Initiative, followed by $30 million in 2022... Restored creeks and wetlands protected local businesses during floods. First Nations and farmers worked together to ensure water and food security during drought, and Indigenous-led stewardship improved outcomes for both people and salmon." ... "For less than the cost of a single bridge or highway, the province would ensure a legacy of healthy and secure watersheds for all British Columbians." 💧Grow the watershed workforce "The Healthy Watersheds Initiative generated 1,517 jobs over two years... A 2021 economic study identified the potential for 13,000 new jobs in B.C.’s watershed sector over the next decade."

There is an urgent need to take collective action to reduce the risk of wildfire to our communities in British Columbia, and to adaptively manage for landscapes that are more resilient to wildfire. While there is growing recognition that fire is an essential ecological and cultural process in BC’s forests, we are dealing with a legacy of fire suppression. This, along with other factors, has resulted in a build-up of fuels across the landscape, leading to the very large, catastrophic fires we have seen in recent years. As we look for solutions, BC’s community forests have emerged as key players in the provincial effort to tackle the growing risk of wildfire. Read the article in the Summer TruckLogger BC Magazine here: https://lnkd.in/gTR4-9nZ

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