One of the most important topics today is the issue of wildfires and
smoke in our Valley. Chris Chambers, The Wildlife Division Chief and Merv George the Forest supervisor on the rogue River Siskiyou National Forest are the perfect pair to speak to this issue Chris grew up in Ashland and worked both in the forest service and the
Ashland fire and rescue service. Knowing the importance of gathering people and resources around this issue, Chris has been instrumental in getting the entire state of Oregon to share resources for this very important issue.
Merv, grew up on the Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation and was tribal chairman at the young age of 24. Merv is an outstanding leader and the perfect liaison between tribal concerns about land management and fire and the other consortiums put together by many other professionals who are determined to solve this very
complex problem.