Loss of vegetation leaves land vulnerable to increased runoff, erosion, and sedimentation. It also increases weed spread and growth, degrades habitat, and impairs forest regeneration. Private landowners often need assistance in replanting appropriate vegetation post wildfire to mitigate noxious weed growth and soil degradation.
Example Strategies:
- As a part of Green Again campaigns after the Carleton Complex, local community members partnered up with the Arbor Day Foundation, local Master Gardner groups, and the local Conservation District to locate and distribute trees and native plants to fire impacted families for free. When available, volunteers assisted in the planting and landscaping.
- The Okanogan County Long Term Recovery Group brought in an AmeriCorps NCCC Team to plant large tree replacements for a State Park that lost hundreds of trees in the Carleton Complex.
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