Carol Baldwin

Extension Associate, Great Plains Fire Science Exchange/Project Coordinator, Kansas State University

The First Fine Day of Spring: Responding to Smoke Air Quality Concerns in the Kansas Flint Hills

How do you navigate the space between necessary ecological maintenance activities and a distaste for smoke in the air? What do you say to a furious individual 200 miles away impacted by smoke from another state? Who do you involve in creating and delivering appropriate messaging? With more than a decade of experience, Kansas has found ways to engage both the public and ranching communities in discussing the smoke generated by an average of over 2 million acres of rangeland burning each year.

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