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Learn how fire readiness extends to both prescribed fire and wildfire, and why collaboration with communities is essential for all types of resiliencies.

All Hands Ecology Director of Prescribed Fire Julia Berkey will introduce her work with All Hands’s Fire Forward program to build prescribed fire capacity in the North Bay, and share her background working for the state of Montana to build fire-adapted communities and landscapes. Her focus there was to increase the pace and scale of prescribed fire (including helping establish the Montana Prescribed Fire Council), provide funding and support for the creation of Community Wildfire Protection Plans, and providing education and outreach on the importance of home hardening and preparing for wildfire.

Along with a passion for restoring the natural role of fire to both ecosystems and human systems, Julia brings deep experience and an enthusiasm for building effective teams and working collaboratively across organizations. Julia holds a master’s degree in systems ecology from the University of Montana with a focus on fire ecology and wilderness fire management, as well as a deep respect for and interest in the role of fire in ecosystem restoration.

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