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Meet Erica Jansen, AmeriCorps Member

By IdahoFirewise | November 12, 2021 | Comments Off on Meet Erica Jansen, AmeriCorps Member

Erica Jansen is serving as the AmeriCorps Community Outreach and Engagement Assistant for Idaho Firewise. This is Erica’s second year serving with AmeriCorps. Last year, she served with a different local environmental non-profit. Her work with Idaho Firewise will focus on organizing fuel reduction events across the state, educating the public on the importance of…

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Idaho Capital Sun, Fire Season Article

By IdahoFirewise | August 3, 2021 | Comments Off on Idaho Capital Sun, Fire Season Article

Brett Van Paepeghem, South Idaho Project Manager for Idaho Firewise, was recently interviewed about the importance of firewise landscaping and taking preventative steps to reduce the risk of loss due to fire. Link to article –Defensible space: Wildfire experts say planning, preparation can reduce the risk of losing homes.

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Meet Emma Sondker, AmeriCorps Member

By Idaho Firewise Andrea | April 27, 2021 | Comments Off on Meet Emma Sondker, AmeriCorps Member

My name is Emma Sondker and I am the new AmeriCorps member of Idaho FireWise. I am serving for the next 5.5 months on a joint project of the Palouse Land Trust and Idaho FireWise. My official title is the Outreach and Community Engagement Assistant. I started serving near the end of March and am…

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Self-Guided Tour Material, Idaho Firewise Garden

By IdahoFirewise | July 28, 2020 | Comments Off on Self-Guided Tour Material, Idaho Firewise Garden

The Idaho Firewise Garden at the College of Western Idaho (CWI) Horticulture & Idaho Botanical Gardens (IBG) was the first firewise demonstration garden developed in Idaho to show homeowners how they can live on the edge of wildlands more safely and beautifully. 2020 Update: The Idaho Firewise Garden is currently open to the public via…

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Garden Gate Magazine Visits the Idaho Firewise Garden

By Idaho Firewise Andrea | December 4, 2019 | Comments Off on Garden Gate Magazine Visits the Idaho Firewise Garden

Garden Gate Magazine reached out to Brett Van Paepeghem of Idaho Firewise this summer to make a visit to the garden and to learn more firewise landscaping. See the video that they shared with their audience here!

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KIDO Radio and the D&B Garden Show Talk about Fire & the Wildland/Urban Interface

By IdahoFirewise | June 20, 2017 | Comments Off on KIDO Radio and the D&B Garden Show Talk about Fire & the Wildland/Urban Interface

The D & B Garden Show, broadcast by KIDO Radio, recently featured a one-hour spot about fire and the wildland/urban interface. Radio host Debbie Cook, Idaho Master Gardener and Certified Arborist, interviewed Keri Steneck, BLM Fire Prevention Officer and Brett Van Paepeghem, South Idaho Project Leader for Idaho Firewise. The interviews starts with a description…

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Journal of an Idaho Firewise Garden Assistant

By IdahoFirewise | May 24, 2017 | Comments Off on Journal of an Idaho Firewise Garden Assistant

Idaho Firewise employees a garden assistant as well as an intern every summer. These (lucky!) people help our South Idaho Project Manager, Brett Van Paepeghem, with the daily weeding and raking, planting, sowing and growing that keeps Idaho Firewise Demonstrations gardens looking great.     ID Firewise Garden Journal – Week 1-2 ID Firewise Garden…

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