
The good news is that we can actually change the way many of these fires come to us! By managing our forests for resiliency, preparing our communities, and adapting to climate change, we can live better with wildfire.
The following media and classroom materials are available for your event, social media platform or in the classroom, free of charge.
For more information, contact Steve Scott at steve@north40productions.com.

Living With Wildfire is a 45-minute documentary film about the increase of severe wildfires throughout Washington State and the action steps you can take to decrease the risk to your home, neighborhood, and community. Living With Wildfire is hosted by renown research ecologist Dr. Paul Hessburg and features Washington Lands Commissioner Hillary Franz, research forester Dr. Mark Finney, Sociologist Dr. Matt Carroll and many others who are helping Washington live better with wildfire.

This excerpt from living with wildfire explains how most homes lost in wildfire are ignited by embers, not a wall of flames, and why preparing your home for ember attack can actually save your neighbors’ homes. DOWNLOAD

This excerpt from Living With Wildfire looks at the little-recognized but significant history of high-severity wildfire in Western WA, and why a catastrophic wildfire on the “wet side” of the state is likely. DOWNLOAD


The Era of Megafires was a 60-min traveling presentation by renown research ecologist Dr. Paul Hessburg and North Forty Productions. Over the course of several years, the presentation traveled to over 120 communities throughout the Western US and British Columbia. The Era of Megafires is now available in digital form, filmed in front of a live studio audience. In addition to the 60-min version, a 20-min version and over a dozen excerpts are also available for use. Spanish and English CC are also available.
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This shortened version of the Era of Megafires focuses on why today’s wildfires are continuing to increase in size and destructive power. DOWNLOAD

Join Dr. Paul Hessburg on the TEDx stage in Bend, OR as he takes a close look at why our wildfires are increasing in size and severity, and what we can do about it. STREAMABLE ONLY

This animated excerpt from the Era of Megafires takes a close look at the staggering costs of todays wildfires. DOWNLOAD

Join renown research ecologist Dr. Paul Hessburg as he takes a deep dive into wildfire natural role on our western landscapes, why recent wildfires are increasing in size and severity and what we can do about it. (60-min) DOWNLOAD

In this excerpt from the Era of Megafires, Dr. Paul Hessburg takes viewers into a mixed conifer stand located in the inland western US. One section of the forest has had healthy intervals of wildfire every 8 to 12 years, whereas the other has not seen fire in nearly 100 years. The difference is remarkable. DOWNLOAD

Join photographer John Marshall as he documents how forests regenerate after wildfire and even depend on wildfire to thrive. DOWNLOAD

In this excerpt from the Era of Megafires, viewers discover the difference types of historical wildfire in the western United States and their roles within our ecosystems. DOWNLOAD

In this excerpt from the Era of Megafires, viewers discover how historical logging impacted our forests over time, creating our current “epidemic of trees”. DOWNLOAD

In this excerpt from the Era of Megafires, climatologist Dr. David Peterson demonstrates how climate change is impacting today’s wildfires. DOWNLOADhttps://vimeo.com/568558767

The increase in today’s highly destructive mega fires has brought significant losses to our communities. Join several families who lost their homes to wildfire and how they are rebuilding. DOWNLOAD

Celebrate the beginnings of one our most heroic professions, and the men and women who risk their lives to protect our communities. DOWNLOAD

In this excerpt from the Era of Megafires, join a local fire chief as he discusses the role homeowners play in not only protecting their homes, but the firefighters who defend them. DOWNLOAD

This Era of Megafires segment explores how modern day, small-diameter logging is helping our forests prepare for the coming wildfires. (2:47)

In this excerpt from the Era of Megafires, discover how prescribed burning plays a vital role in preparing our forests for the upcoming wildfires and what we need to be doing a whole lot more of it. DOWNLOAD

The extreme wildfire behavior of Wenatchee, Washington’s 2015 Sleepy Hallow Fire was something that seasoned firefighters had never seen. A story that is happening all throughout the Western United States.

Check out one school district in Wenatchee, WA who are taking their kids out into the forest to teach them about forest health and wildfire. (And check out our Kids in the Forest video curriculum available for free below!)

Kids in the Forest (and shrub steppe) is a collection of forest health and wildfire education videos for 3rd through 12th grade. Included are multiple videos to be used in the classroom, as well as instructor training for various hands on activities, and even a trip to the forest. Each classroom instruction video is available in English and Spanish, and is also accompanied by printable curriculum. Also included is the full Era of Megafires 60-min film for classroom use, with it’s own printable curriculum. All of this material is free to download and use!
VIDEOS FOR CLASSROOM EDUCATION
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Learn how the animals and vegetation of western forests rely on wildfire to stay healthy and thrive. DOWNLOAD

Learn how the animals and vegetation of western forests rely on wildfire to stay healthy and thrive. DOWNLOAD

Learn how the ponderosa pine is not only adapted to withstand regular intervals of low-severity wildfire, but also needs wildfire for it’s seeds to be planted! (ONLY AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH AT THIS TIME) DOWNLOAD







Learn how the absence of wildfire leads to an unhealthy forest and why wildfire is an important part of keeping our forests healthy. (ONLY AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH AT THIS TIME) DOWNLOAD



Join renown ecologist Dr. Paul Hessburg as he explores why wildfires in the Western United States are increasing in size and severity, and what we can do about it. (SCROLL BELOW FOR ACCOMPANYING CLASSROOM CURRICULUM.) DOWNLOAD

Join renown ecologist Dr. Paul Hessburg as he explores why wildfires in the Western United States are increasing in size and severity, and what we can do about it. (SCROLL BELOW FOR ACCOMPANYING CLASSROOM CURRICULUM.) DOWNLOAD
PROMO AND FACILITATOR TRAINING VIDEOS
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Best utilized with a field trip to the forest, kids can keep their own field journals, just like ecologists do. DOWNLOAD
PRINTABLE CURRICULUM FOR THE CLASSROOM
The Kids in the Forest accompanying curriculum is designed to be used with the above videos. The curriculum can be downloaded at https://spaces.hightail.com/space/gELdCxW0HT and includes the following:
Era of Megafires Classroom Curriculum (to be used with the 60-min Era of Megafires film)
Field Journaling Worksheet (to be used with Field Journals video), English and Spanish
Fire and the Forest Part 1 and 2 Worksheets (to be used with the Fire in the Forest videos), English and Spanish
Go Bag Worksheet (to be used with Go Bag video), English and Spanish
Matchstick Forest Worksheet (to be used with Matchstick Forest video), English and Spanish
For additional Ed Puzzle curriculum, go to the following links:
Field Journaling - https://edpuzzle.com/media/5fcfdbae603318408c5cf268
Fire and the Forest Part 1 - https://edpuzzle.com/media/5fcfdbae603318408c5cf268
Fire and the Forest Part 2 - https://edpuzzle.com/media/5fd924fb012150411656f8c2
Emergency Go Bags - https://edpuzzle.com/media/5fd00d248f4c3740ce098919
