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Role of wildfire topic of Colville program

A mule deer roams through an area burned by the summer 2014 Carlton Complex fires in northcentral Washington. (Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife)
A mule deer roams through an area burned by the summer 2014 Carlton Complex fires in northcentral Washington. (Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife)

FORESTS -- A burning issue will be discussed in Colville on Oct. 22:  “Fires and Forests, East of the Cascade Divide” will be presented by  John F. Marshall sponsored by the Panorama chapter of the Society of American Foresters, Northeast Chapter of the Washington Farm Forestry Association and Humanities Washington.

  • The free program starts at 6 p.m. in the theater of Colville campus of Spokane Community College, 985 South Elm St.

Marshall, a professional speaker, fish and wildlife authority and photographer from Wenatchee, plans to evoke a conversation about fires and firefighting, past and present.

“The only thing for sure is every wild land area will burn. We can take a measure of control through prescribed fire, or we can take a random chance through wild fire,” he says.

“With this past summer’s horrific wildfires fresh in peoples’ memories, this is a conversation that communities like ours should be having to better prepare for the eventual wildland fire in our area,” said Bart Ausland, chair of the Panorama Chapter of the SAF.



Rich Landers
Rich Landers joined The Spokesman-Review in 1977. He is the Outdoors editor for the Sports Department writing and photographing stories about hiking, hunting, fishing, boating, conservation, nature and wildlife and related topics.

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