A wildfire which measured over 200 square kilometres entered our valley during the summer. Vedic Eco Village homes were untouched, but the library and books were destroyed. The fire remained out of control for a week in valley. Hot and dry conditions coupled with gusty winds have fuelled erratic and aggressive behaviour on the fire.
We will rebuild and continue our development plans in harmony with nature, accepting and preparing for future fires and other weather extremes.
Blue Earth Forest Farm post wildfire lessons
We learned from the 2024 wildfire:
- Forest are too dense, so dense that moose, elk and large birds cannot cohabitate within the canopy
- Forests need more large dead trees on the forest floor which comprise 80-90% of the moisture holding capacity of the soil, all pushed into burn piles at the onset of machine logging
- Forest need to return of cold fires like the First Nations have evolved to understand for 1000s of years.