Cultural Fire Management Council

The mission of the Cultural Fire Management Council is to facilitate the practice of cultural burning on the Yurok Reservation and ancestral lands, with the long-term goal of reclaiming sovereign right to use fire as a tool to restore Yurok ancestral territory to a healthy, viable ecosystem that supports the cultural lifeways of Yurok people. Cultural burns lead to a healthier ecosystem for all plants and animals, offer long-term fire protection for residents, and provide a platform that will in turn support the traditional hunting and gathering activities of Yurok. (Substrategy: Wildfire)

The mission of the Cultural Fire Management Council is to facilitate the practice of cultural burning on the Yurok Reservation and ancestral lands, with the long-term goal of reclaiming sovereign right to use fire as a tool to restore Yurok ancestral territory to a healthy, viable ecosystem that supports the cultural lifeways of Yurok people. Cultural burns lead to a healthier ecosystem for all plants and animals, offer long-term fire protection for residents, and provide a platform that will in turn support the traditional hunting and gathering activities of Yurok. (Substrategy: Wildfire)