United States
Sunrise Fire
Submitted by Quality Parks on Wed, 11/12/2008 - 8:51am.
Vision
Sunrise Fire is about firefighting and forestry conservation in both wildland and structural firefighting situations. From production, distribution to book orders, we have chosen to adopt follow USFS Collaborative Forest Restoration Program goals and indicators.
Our Goals
- reduce fire risk to life, property, and the environment
- increase public involvement in forestry planning and decision making
- encourage sustainable communities and forests through collaborative partnerships
- improve or maintain local quality of life with regard to public access and research
- build support for forest restoration and management during wildfires.
- improve communication and joint problem-solving among forest restoration stakeholders
Our Monitoring Indicators
- the number of youth, monority group reps, or peole from low-income communties that work on the project
- the extent that stakeholders previous in conflict are now working together on this project
- the extent that different perspectives are represented on the project team and project activities
- the extent to which local knowledge of and pracitices are part of the forest
Back Cover Excerpt
Her Mom taught her to be a naturalist, but her friends will turn her into a firefighter. Set in the pristine beauty of the Long Island Pine Barrens, "Sunrise Fire" follows the story of three girls who join the local fire department. One's into wildland fires, one's into house fires and the other, well, she's into guys. packing hose, facing fire, and completing their training, these young adults must come to terms with friendship, love and self respect. (Back Cover Exerpt)
Five young adults face fire, as they come to terms with friendship, love and self respect. Sunrise Fire is a Quality Parks production based on a true story about firefighting and forestry conservation. Perfect Bound, 323 pages, includes over 40 photograhs and illustrations and glossary.
ISBN: 0-9663197-2-9
ISBN 13: 978-0-9663197-2-9
Copyright 2008 by Mindy Block, Gretchen Saule, and Quality Parks
Table of Contents
With three sections, the story begins with how firefighters train to be structural firefighters and issues of teamwork and leadership skills are explored. In Part B, the story focuses on forestry conservation. Only in Part C does the reader realize the connection between protecting life, property, and the environment.
Goats might be firefighters of the future
Submitted by Mindy Block on Sat, 11/15/2008 - 7:19am.
This article by By Joanna Dodder Nellans (11/14/08) caught my attention. We tried this approach to create natural openings at Hoyt Farm, except we expanded it to cows and sheep and got into trouble because they all foraged differently so we didn't meet our orignal objectives. This goat pictured on the right so reminds me of the goats we had at Hoyt Farm, I will have to dig up some pictures and remember his name.
Excerpt follows:
As more and more homes pop up in the Prescott region, public land managers and fire agencies always are on the lookout for new ways to keep down vegetation to control wildfires in developed areas.
N.H. man prosecuted for forest trail damage
Submitted by Mindy Block on Fri, 11/14/2008 - 6:36pm.
This article by JOHN D. WALLER, Staff Writer (11/10/08) caught my eye because the driver had to pay for damages to the trail he illegally drove on. I called the District Ranger and later found out that they documented the damage. And I learned that they have jurisdictional boundary issues when complying between different law enforcement officers.
Firefighter Training at Juvenile Detention Center
Submitted by Mindy Block on Wed, 11/12/2008 - 6:36pm.
By Teresa Jun (11/10/08)
A new program at Catalina Mountain School is preparing students to become wildland fire-fighters. It's part of the first ever Fire Science Academy, launched at the juvenile detention facility, in partnership with the Northwest Fire District. The program offers a chance for incarcerated youth to learn life-changing skills.
Push is on to reopen old fire tower
Submitted by Mindy Block on Wed, 11/12/2008 - 5:14pm..jpg)
This article caught my attention because Larry Paul and others are working on restoring a fire tower along with its history and traditions. We wrote about it in Sunrise Fire as pictured on the right where this view has long since grown in. The fire tower will be 34 feet high, well above the trees, and thus restore the lost view. Some Key Points of the article by Stephen Williams (11/09/08) follows:
Edgewood & the Proposed Long Island Rail-Truck Inter Modal (Commack, New York) - A Response
Submitted by Mindy Block on Fri, 10/24/2008 - 8:48pm.
By Mindy Block | Published 10/24/2008
I wrote this article as a followup piece to Lost Heritage. One key point of the article asks the question, "So why wasn't regional open space needs considered by the proposed LITRIM draft environmental statement? But do any regional open space plans exist? The subject I hoped for comment on by readers of this article."
Whip-poor-wills found at Edgewood
Submitted by TWW77 on Tue, 10/21/2008 - 6:02pm.
These pictures are also from the Pilgrim site. [ Here's map information]. It was really great to meet you. If it hadn't been for walking with you, we wouldn't have known the whip-poor-will's were still there, as we have not usually walked in the park at dusk. Since then they have been observed by a member of the LIBS on the 13th, 14th, and the 21st of September.
Lost Heritage (Edgewood, NY)
Submitted by Quality Parks on Sun, 10/12/2008 - 6:44am.I wrote Lost Heritage based upon a project at Edgewood. Lost Heritage is a book about restoring the land and our connections to the land. We will be developing a Production Team to work on the second edition that will include updated park news. If you are interested in helping out, Contact Us.
Back Cover Excerpt
UPDATE: Lawmakers must override veto of Edgewood (Oakbrush Plains) Park bill
Submitted by Patricia on Wed, 08/20/2008 - 6:01am.Hello everyone,
As you know, the legislation to transfer additional land to the Edgewood-Oak Brush Plains Preserve, thus protecting this rare and irreplaceable habitat AND expanding our protected groundwater area (which supplies us with clean drinking water) -- PASSED the Senate 48-7 and PASSED the Assembly 143-0, an unheard-of-unanimous-vote.
Edgewood-Oak Brush Plains Preserve (NYDEC)
Submitted by denisbyrne on Sat, 05/31/2008 - 1:04pm.We created a non-profit group known as Friends of the Edgewood-Oak Brush Plains preserve in 2006. The Edgewood preserve entrance is located on Commack Road in Deer Park, and is mostly located in the hamlets of Dix Hills and Deer Park, with a small section in Brentwood. There are now several miles of hiking and mountain biking trails within the 843 acre preserve.