From black to green: Monitoring MARS’ prescribed burn units
MARS Prescribed Fire Coordinator Emery Cowan shares examples of pre- and post-fire monitoring at 3 units burned during the fall of 2025.
Taking Action Before a High-Risk Wildfire Season
An update on the wildfire mitigation efforts underway this spring, led by our Fire & Fuels Program staff.
Sparking curiosity: Local campers learn about fire stewardship with MARS
MARS hosted local summer campers on the Mt. Adams Community Forest to learn about fire management, beneficial fire, and fire ecology. The result? Two heartwarming days for our staff, and hopefully a new cohort of future land stewards!
Monitoring burn outcomes on the Mt. Adams Community Forest
Once the excitement of a prescribed burn on the Mt. Adams Community Forest is over, a new process begins. The forest, in its quiet and incremental way, recovers from and responds to the fire. And Dave Ryan, MARS’s Monitoring Coordinator, takes a moment to watch.
Read about two post-burn monitoring efforts on the Pine Flats tract of the Mt. Adams Community Forest.
Columbia Gorge TREX 2024: Applications open through 7/19!
Mt. Adams Resource Stewards is hosting the second annual Columbia Gorge Prescribed Fire Training Exchange (TREX) this fall! Join us for a peer-to-peer experiential learning opportunity with live fire training, skills practice, guest speakers, and more. CGTREX consists of an immersive 1-week training in Trout Lake, WA, followed by an “on-call” period when participants reconvene for burn opportunities as they arise.
Columbia Gorge TREX 2023: Applications open through 7/17
Mt. Adams Resource Stewards is hosting the first-ever Columbia Gorge Prescribed Fire Training Exchange (TREX) October 9-20 in Glenwood!