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Wes Johns
1 day ago3 min read
How we can exert some control over our wildfire destiny
According to www.wildfirerisk.org , Leavenworth has a greater likelihood of wildfire than 99.9% of all other locations in the USA.
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Wes Johns
Mar 7, 20231 min read
Insurance carriers in Chelan County are pushing harder for you to be wildfire resilient.
I'm seeing this with more frequency in the Leavenworth Chelan County area; customers calling because their insurance carrier has required...
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Wes Johns
Feb 2, 20230 min read
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Wes Johns
Feb 1, 20221 min read
Thinned areas of forest showed nearly 26% greater growth than unthinned areas.
"scientists found that in the thinned areas, average growth was nearly 26 percent greater than in the unthinned areas, when adjusted for...
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Wes Johns
Nov 27, 20211 min read
Passing along my gratitude for 42 acres thinned this year.
I'm really grateful for all of the opportunities I had this year to enable forest resilience through thinning and pruning my customers'...
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Wes Johns
Jun 18, 20211 min read
The drag racer of wildfires- Shrub Steppe
Fire moves incredibly fast through our shrub steppe landscape in Central and Eastern Washington. How do we manage this risk and increase...
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Wes Johns
May 22, 20211 min read
Fire moves fast up slopes!
Chelan County Neighbors, Did you know that the slope of your land is very important in relation to fire risk? Typically, because heat...
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Wes Johns
May 2, 20211 min read
Did you know that there are three fire seasons in Chelan County?
One day in early April I witnessed 3 fire trucks heading up my road and I was surprised. Surely it's too early for fire season? Well,...
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Wes Johns
Apr 6, 20211 min read
A new program from the Washington DNR, to reduce wildfire risks to our communities
Wildfire is a fact of life. But when we come together as neighbors, we can reduce the risk wildfire poses to our properties, homes, and...
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Wes Johns
Mar 3, 20211 min read
Special wildfire reduction offer for folks in Eagle Creek and Little Chumstick
The Eagle Creek and Little Chumstick area has been identified as ‘high risk’ for wildfire in the Leavenworth Community Wildfire...
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Wes Johns
Dec 20, 20201 min read
Slopes present unique wild fire danger.
Give some thought to this picture if you have anything valuable below, on, or above a slope. The risks of fire include: Fire moving very...
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Wes Johns
Dec 20, 20201 min read
Our area's most fire resilient trees
Did you know that the western larch is considered the most fire resistant tree in its range and the ponderosa pine is a close second? The...
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Wes Johns
Nov 19, 20201 min read
How a homeowner survived the Cold Springs Fire
Firewise put into action. Author- Guy Gifford with the Washington State Department of Natural Resources.
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