Wes Johns
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, 2021
- 1 min
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, 2021
- 1 min
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, 2021
- 1 min
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, 2021
- 1 min
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, 2021
- 1 min
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, 2021
- 1 min
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, 2020
- 1 min
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, 2020
- 1 min
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, 2020
- 1 min
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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