How Residents In The Methow Valley Are Hoping To Prevent Wildfire By Creating BioChar | Northwest Public Broadcasting
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Shutdown risks rise as White House tells agencies to prepare - The Washington Post
To Solve the Problem, Focus on the Desired Outcome: A Formula for Nonprofits - Blue Avocado
A Futurist’s Guide to Preparing Your Company for Constant Change
The time to prepare for change is not when it hits. It’s before it hits, and during times of relative calm. Reacting to change in the moment keeps you forever on the defensive, and the consequences can be severe.
Think remote meetings are hard? Hybrid meetings are much more complicated - CNN
Think all-remote meetings are difficult? Running an effective and productive meeting is going to be even harder in a hybrid office
L&I proposes 3.1 percent increase in workers' comp rates for 2022
To Conserve Vast Areas Of Land, Biden Needs Help From Private Landowners : NPR
Washington court asked to change public land focus | Rural Life | capitalpress.com
The Washington Supreme Court has been invited to change how the Department of Natural Resources manages state lands, deemphasizing logging and elevating recreation, wildlife and climate.
In a case to be heard Oct. 21, Conservation Northwest and other environmental groups contend DNR acts "like a private timber company," ignoring a constitutional duty to manage land for "all the people."
9 questions about the Civilian Climate Corps, answered - The Washington Post
Lawmakers want to put thousands of young people to work to fight climate change.
How to Be a Leader Who Stays True to Their Ethics
Another Hot Day on The Fire Lines But Cooler Weather On The Way
Firefighters are hoping the cooler weather in the forecast will help them gain more containment on the Schneider Springs Fire. The fire is now at 19% containment.
COVID Hits Wildfire Fighters Even Harder Than Last Year | The Pew Charitable Trusts
'A different kind of weather system': Forecasters expect rain to blanket Inland NW this weekend | The Spokesman-Review
“This will be a different kind of weather system from the summer ones,” said Steven Van Horn, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service Office in Spokane.
USDA seeks comments on Farm Bill changes regarding rural broadband funding | News | bradfordera.com
Find the rule at https://www.regulations.gov/document/RUS_FRDOC_0001-0695
Funding came too late for this year's wildfires, but will help in the future - Washington State Wire
Washington's first-in-the-nation long-term care program starts in January, with opt-out deadline soon | Local News | Spokane | The Pacific Northwest Inlander | News, Politics, Music, Calendar, Events in Spokane, Coeur d'Alene and the Inland Northwest
Wildfire Updates: Twentyfive Mile Fire 50 Percent Contained – NewsRadio 560 KPQ
Board Assessments with Sample Management Questions - Blue Avocado
With the pandemic enduring and uncertainty on the horizon, now is an excellent time to reassess your board’s performance. A check-up now can ensure that you are not just surviving, but thriving.
Conservation Finance Boot Camp: Sharing and Benefiting From Stories of Shared Benefit | Conservation Finance Network
How can professionals who devote their lives to sustaining real places connect in virtual space? Judging from the 2021 Boot Camp, pretty intensely.
Report: Hackers Shift from Malware to Less Detectable Credential Hijacking - Route Fifty
Adversaries are relying less on malware to conduct attacks that are consequently more difficult to detect, according to an annual report released by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike.
Returning to work through the eyes of Maslow
In a similar sense, employee engagement is less at the lower tiers and increases as we move towards the top. So, if we identify and address employee needs, we can improve engagement and retention.
Male Suicide: A Silent Crisis | Psychology Today
Men account for over 75% of suicides, and the rate of male suicide has risen in recent decades.
Some Questions Benefit from Group Discussion. Others Don’t.
But when it comes to yes/no decisions, we found that group deliberation actually reduced the likelihood of making the correct choice. In other words, even when deliberation produces more accurate estimates, if the group then votes on the simple yes-or-no decisions related to those questions — i.e., Will this product launch on time?, Will we overrun our budget?, or Will this candidate meet our standards? — they are actually less likely to make the correct decision.
Cliff Mass Weather Blog: The First Major Rain Event of the Season. The Story of the Jet Stream. All in My Latest Podcast
The forecast precipitation through 5 PM Sunday is a wet wake-up call, with several inches in the mountains and roughly a half-inch in the lowlands. The watering season may be over.
Be a Better Leader by NOT Having All the Answers - PA TIMES Online | PA TIMES Online
Effective leaders have realized that their role has shifted from having all the answers to adopting the role of a coach.
Skagit County closes 3 shellfish harvest sites | 790 KGMI
Preventing fires from destroying entire towns will take communities learning to live with fire | The Spokesman-Review
Drought conditions keep wildfire risk heightened in parts of the Pacific Northwest going into fall season | News | dailyrecordnews.com
Ian Rickert, acting fire management specialist with the Bureau of Land Management Oregon-Washington State office and the United States Department of Agriculture/Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region office said in a late August report that there are still areas of Washington and Oregon that still have a considerable distance from being in the clear as high temperatures and low humidity continues to affect those regions.
2022 Annual Meeting Registration - NACD
A State of the Sound report preview - Washington State Wire
While the annual State of the Sound report isn’t due out until Nov. 1, an overview of the report was presented at a Puget Sound Partnership Leadership Council meeting this week.