Letter to the editor: Reducing fuel loads and planting natives near Silverthorne

Letter to the editor: Reducing fuel loads and planting natives near Silverthorne

“The climate and ecological crisis is not happening in some faraway future — it’s happening right here and right now.” This warning from Greta Thunberg reflects a reality seen in rising temperatures, extreme weather, and destructive wildfires. The climate and ecological crisis is happening right here and right now, driven by fossil fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions that disrupt Earth’s systems, demanding local mitigation and adaptation strat…