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TARTAR FIRE RECOVERY MEETING

Nearly 100 people took part in the Tartar Wildfire Recovery meeting held at the Vendome in Weiser, Idaho. The event was designed to connect those affected by the fire with available resources and discussing next steps for Washington County Agriculture.

Presenters from multiple agencies spoke to the landowners and producers in attendance.

Part 1: District 9 Representative Judy Boyle, Washington County Assessor Debbie Moxley-Potter, and Rob Bennet, Supervisory Natural Resource Specialist, Post Fire with the US Wildland Fire Service.

Part 2: Jarod Blades – Field Manager, US BLM Four Rivers Field Office

Part 3: District Manager Dana Harris, Payette National Forest - US Forest Service, Ashlee Felton – acting Team Leader, USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service, Kevin Andrus, State Director USDA Farm Service Agency, Idaho, and Rick Youngblood, State Director USDA Rural Development.

Part 4: Dustin Miller, Director of the Idaho Department of Lands, Addie Faust, The Natural Resources Program Manager for the Idaho Department of Lands, and Josh Uriarte, Species Program Manager and Policy Advisor, Officer of Species, Minerals, and Energy Coordination.

Part 5: Chanel Tewalt, Director of the Idaho State Department of Agriculture

Part 6: Josh Royse, Regional Supervisor, Idaho Department of Fish & Game, and Sal Palazzolo, Habitat Program Manager, Idaho Department of Fish & Game.

Part 7: Jason Pyron, Conservation Partnerships Branch Lead, US Fish & Wildlife Service, and Tyler O’Donnell with the University of Idaho Extension Office in Washington County.