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Newsletter: December 2018

December 2018

Our latest research, Newsletter: December 2018, contains research on building wildfire-resistant homes, a trails toolkit, helping communities reduce wildfire risk through land use planning, and Montana’s outdoor recreation economy. Subscribe to our newsletter.

Communities utilize land use planning to reduce wildfire risks and costs

December 2018

Community Planning Assistance for Wildfire (CPAW) is helping communities reduce wildfire risks and costs. Four new communities join 26 others this coming year.

Building a Wildfire-Resistant Home: Codes and Costs

November 2018

A new home built to wildfire-resistant codes can be constructed for roughly the same cost as a typical home.

San Luis Valley Wildfire Risk

September 2018

Explore interactive maps of watersheds, wildfire, and the wildland-urban interface in Colorado’s San Luis Valley.

Austin Wildfire and Vulnerable Populations Tool

September 2018

Identify neighborhoods where overlapping wildfire threats and socioeconomic vulnerabilities may make people disproportionately susceptible to wildfire.

New Montana Homes Increase Wildfire Risks

June 2018

The number of western Montana homes in areas with high wildfire hazard has doubled, outpacing development rates in areas with low wildfire hazard.

Newsletter: June 2018

June 2018

Our latest research on the economic impact of National Parks, homes in high-risk wildfire areas in Montana, updated socioeconomic reports by sector, and downloadable economic profiles for communities near National Forests.

Newsletter: May 2018

May 2018

Our latest research on the full local cost of wildfires, National Monuments redesignated as National Parks, transition plans for coal communities, Gallatin County’s economy and open space, and measuring the economic impact of proposed trails.

Full Community Costs of Wildfire

May 2018

Almost half of the full community costs of wildfire are paid for at the local level, including homeowners, businesses, and government agencies.

Newsletter: April 2018

April 2018

Our latest research on communities threatened by wildfires, Montana losing open space to home construction, the economic impact of trails in Whitefish, Montana, and an update to our Populations at Risk reports for any community, county, or state.

Communities Reduce Wildfire Risk Through Land Use Planning

November 2017

Updated: The Community Planning Assistance for Wildfire program now helps 30 communities reduce wildfire risk through improved land use planning.

Newsletter: November 2017

November 2017

Our latest research on helping communities reduce wildfire risk, the latest data and updated tools to help users better understand their economy, the West-Wide Atlas, and the Economic Profile System.

Wildfire Experts’ Paper Informs Effective Policy

April 2017

Wildfire experts outline key science insights important to inform policy discussions and development while reducing future risks and costs.

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