Biscuit Fire

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Originally uploaded by World Forest Institute

Fellows visited the Siskiyou National Forest, home of the 2002 Biscuit Fire. The Biscuit Fire burned nearly 500,000 over 4 months, and the cost of suppression efforts totaled over US$150 million (more than 7 times the annual budget of this national forest). In the years following, there were several salvage sales that were the source of conflict for the public, even though they represented a very small percent of the burn. Forest Supervisor Joel King and Partnership Coordinator Paul Galloway discussed their experiences working with communities and activists with Fellows while touring the Biscuit. Fellows were impressed by their positive attitudes and proactive approaches of involving the local community in forest management. Click on the trees for more photos.