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Mount Adams group details community‑led forestry, TREX training and local prescribed burns
Summary
Mount Adams Resource Stewards described community‑based forestry, workforce development and dozens of prescribed burns in Klickitat County funded in part by HB 1168 and other grants.
Jay McLaughlin, executive director and lead forester of Mount Adams Resource Stewards (MARS), told the Senate Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks Committee on Jan. 13 that his organization is using community‑based forestry to address wildfire risk, workforce decline and rural economic challenges in southern Washington.
McLaughlin described a portfolio of activities that includes a Mount Adams Community Forest, mobilizing crews for shaded fuel breaks, hosting TREX events to train firefighters in prescribed‑fire techniques, establishing a local prescribed‑burn association and conducting home risk assessments and a free chipping program for residents. He said the organization’s…
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