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Wildfire Management
Latah SWCD works to support proper land management to reduce the risk of wildfire disasters.
Fires are important and necessary!...
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Reducing Forest Fuels
Palouse Patchwork (replace graphic with new)
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UNHEALTHY MEADOW
HEALTHY MEADOW
Activation of the floodplain increases infiltration, groundwater recharge, and percolation
Complex, sinuous channel, slows water flow and attracts wildlife
A high water table supports vegetation and cool late season base flows.
Straight channels causes fast flow and erosion. Does not retain water.
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Frequent inundation allows sediment deposition.
Ways to Reduce Wildfire Disasters
Ways We Restore Wetlands
Agricultural Crops as Fire Buffers
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