Emily Brown and Lindsay Martin studied wildfire risk in our Coastal Douglas-fir ecosystem. Here you can find the results of a community survey of wildfire risk concerns, a carefully researched guide for reducing wildfire risk on your property, and a comprehensive collection of resources for wildfire risk reduction and ecological restoration techniques.

Hyradulic engineer Don Hodgins has released two studies (first, second) comparing dry-season water supply from St Mary Lake and Maxwell Lake to human demand and licensing policy. He finds that current licensing policy is functional for average hydrological years but inadequate for drought years. He also warns that water shortfalls are likely to become more common as a result of climate change, and concludes that current policies do not “seem appropriate for future planning.”