With the red sun back and smell of woodsmoke in the air, I’ve been reading a lot about the California Wildfires recently and have been really interested in seeing steps towards indigenous land management in Australia and how it can be implemented in California. (Links in our Stories for more about that).
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Of course, Climate Change is a major contributor to the drying out of California but the 100 years or more of poor land management through fire suppression has really built up fuel all over the land. With cultural burning through indigenous land management methods this fuel is consumed in a controllable manner and replenishes the soil with much needed nutrients...or as Don Hankins from Chico State says “It's a short time frame that we've taken the [cultural burning] part of the equation out. ... The main driver that has helped to shape these ecosystems has been removed because of that colonial impact.”
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How can we do this with all this Private Property? Well luckly a lot of California lands that are on fire are State and Federal property. We need our Government to implement Indigenous Land Managment ASAP. More about this in our stories today.
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Last year I collaborated with @ianhuebert to make “What Will It Take”, a woodblock letterpress print made to support those effected by wildfires. This year we are donating 20% of the sales to @el_dorado_community_foundation and The Almanor Foundation to support victims of the Caldor and Dixie Fires. Links in our profile to purchase and donate!