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My name is Lucy. I have worked with boots on the ground in fuels reduction, prescribed burning and fire suppression at the nonprofit and federal levels, for the last two seasons, and in the realm of forestry & conservation related work for the last seven years. I first picked up a chainsaw in my home state of Vermont where I was raised in close relationship with the land. I have a strong interest in restoring the relationship between our human and ecological communities, for I believe their wellbeing to be interdependent.
I originally started this blog to document my experience as a wildland firefighter, a responder to one face of our current environmental crisis. I believe this environmental crisis actually stems from and is a reflection of a more serious cultural crisis. We have a lot of work to do to restore our relationship with nature. It is easy to get burnt out working to restore the many imbalances we have created. I began a season in fire suppression this spring and decided to step away in late August to re-evaluate how I can sustain my goal to contribute to living better on this planet. The writings here are my own experiences and opinion and do not state or reflect those of the the United States Forest Service, USDA or United States Government.
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