A Necessary Disturbance: Cultural Fire on Washoe Tribal Lands in Lake Tahoe

For centuries, the Washoe Tribe migrated seasonally between the Carson Valley and Lake Tahoe. Their presence on the land and cultural practices helped mitigate wildfire risk, as well as enhance wildlife and resilience to drought. For more full episode details including the transcript, visit We interviewed Rhiana Jones, Interim Director of the Washoe Environmental Protection Department, and Washoe Tribal Council member Helen Fillmore. They helped to shed light on how the forced removal of Washoe people and their practices from the land has impacted ecosystems. They also discussed how the MÁYALA WÁTA Restoration Project aims to restore and preserve Meeks Meadow by integrating traditional knowledge and culturally guided burning practices into current land management strategies.

You can listen to A Necessary Disturbance: Cultural Fire on Washoe Tribal Lands in Lake Tahoe online on Radio and Podcast. Open the player on this page to stream the available audio.

A Necessary Disturbance: Cultural Fire on Washoe Tribal Lands in Lake Tahoe is an episode from Living With Fire Podcast by Living With Fire.

This episode is 60:00 long.

This episode was published on Sep 29, 2021.

Yes. Use the heart button on the episode page to add it to your favorite episodes list.

Yes. This page shows related episodes from Living With Fire Podcast when more episodes are available from the podcast feed.