SAFEWOODS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYDAY PEOPLE TO PLAY A MEANINGFUL ROLE IN PROTECTING OUR FORESTS AGAINST WILDFIRE.
You’ll camp out in beautiful places, you’ll eat delicious food, you’ll learn how foresters conduct Forest Management and Fuel Mitigation Operations and then do the work yourself.
PROBLEM 1
THE DESTRUCTION FROM CATASTROPHIC MEGA-WILDFIRES IS GROWING EVERY YEAR
THE NUMBERS
In 2021, 7.2M acres burned in the United States, which is the size of Massachusetts.
58,985
19832021
# OF WILDFIRES
7,2M
19832021
ACRES BURNED
$4.4BN
19852021
FEDERAL SUPPRESSION COST
PROBLEM 2
FOREST MANAGEMENT AND FIRE FUEL REDUCTION HAS NOT KEPT PACE WITH THE GROWTH OF WILDFIRES.
SOWHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT IT?
FOREST MANAGEMENT & FUEL MITIGATION
ARE BIG PARTS OF THE SOLUTION
Forest Management & Fuel Mitigation are the systematic elimination of dangerous combustible materials.
Examples of Dangerous Fuel
Eliminating Fuel is one of our best weapons against wildfire
WHY SAFEWOODS
IT'S THE CAMPING TRIP YOU'VE ALWAYS DREAMED OF AND THE OUTDOOR EXPERIENCE OF A LIFETIME.
Groups of 15-20 outdoor enthusiasts will get the chance to hike, camp and experience remote parts of the American backcountry conducting Wildfire Fuel Management operations under the supervision of the US Forest Service.
