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California Burning: Episode 5—Our Future With Fire

Matt Fidler

How can we address the various factors contributing to the wildfires plaguing California? On the fifth and final episode of California Burning, we seek solutions. We learn about alternative building materials that can withstand fire, and we go to a fire-resistant house that was the only one in its neighborhood to survive the 2018 Carr Fire.  

"Functional ecosystems are vastly more productive and vastly more valuable ... every single person should know about this because every civilization that didn't protect their ecological systems ... those civilizations failed and the sand is blowing over the ruins of once great civilizations around the world." —John D. Liu

Featuring CEO of ENPLAN, Randall Hauser; California State Director of American Forests, Brittany Dyer; Mike Mitzel of Sierra Pacific Industries; CEO of Clever By Nature, Valerie Navarro; Brennan Byrd; Working Lands Program Director of Point Blue Conservation Science, Wendell Gilgert; and Ecosystem Ambassador for the Commonland Foundation, John D. Liu. 

All episodes are also available on iTunes and Spotify.

Brennan Byrd holding a piece of Cob
Brennan Byrd holding a piece of Cob

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Matt Fidler is a producer and sound designer with more than 15 years of experience producing nationally distributed public radio programs.