The Paradigm Project is a plan by the Bureau of Land Management to establish fuel breaks for a nearly 300,000 acre area from the historic Bonneville Point to Glenns Ferry, and from the foothills south to the Union Pacific rail line. Within the last 53 years, more than 75% of the area has burned, resulting in native plants being replaced by invasives, which shortens the intervals between fires. On this episode of Elemental Idaho, I talk with Wildlife Biologist Mike McGee, and Lance Okeson, an Assistant Fire Management Officer with the BLM about the project and its potential to address this problem.
In this episode, we refer to this US Historical Fire Map (click to enlarge).
We also refer to this video illustrating the danger such wildfires can pose.
Probably a little too late for this. BUT good luck.
Posted by Carole Asbury | February 11, 2014, 6:57 pm