Today I am sharing a conversation with fire mitigation specialist and trained wildland firefighter Ruth Massera. Ruth works out of Crestone, Colorado for a nonprofit called E3KFM. Their work is centered around wildfire mitigation through regenerating healthy forests and restoring the watershed. A lot of Ruth’s work recently has been centered around an initiative to reintroduce beavers to the watershed. Additionally, they have been working with the Sacred Water Mountain Society out of Taos to learn the ancient indigenous practice of water planting.

This is a great episode for you if you are interested in ecological restoration, beavers and the impact of keystone species, wildfire mitigation, reciprocity, and indigenous land management practices. Regardless of what brought you here, this interview will leave you with plenty to chew on.

Links:

Sacred Water Mountain Society

Outro

If you enjoyed today’s episode, please like the show and follow wherever you get your podcasts. Special thanks to Lisa Wimberger for introducing me to Ruth for this episode.

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