Little Fire Burning

Today in Anxiety: Can I Outrun A Tsunami In Temu Slides?

A question for the ages

Aug 6 • 

Amanda Monthei

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July 2025

The Swimming Hole Rating System

A completely arbitrary means of assessing potential swim spots—from desperate drainage ditch dunks to dreamy alpine lake dips.

Jul 22 • 

Amanda Monthei

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June 2025

Peace, Love and Walleye Opener

12 hours in rural Michigan

Jun 2 • 

Amanda Monthei

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May 2025

Reality Check: We're On Our Own

Thoughts on preparing our communities to lose federal funding for disaster preparedness, response and recovery.

May 11 • 

Amanda Monthei

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March 2025

The Federal Fuels Crew That Was Among the First To Respond To The Eaton Fire

Can Angeles Crew 41 serve as an analog for year-round, permanent fuels (and, by extension, fire) crews across the country?

Mar 20 • 

Amanda Monthei

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February 2025

Guest Letter: What We Lose When We Lose Trail Crews

Make no mistake—gutting trail crews across the country means we are actively losing our access to hunt, fish, guide or recreate on federal public lands.

Feb 18 • 

Amanda Monthei

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Will Federal Layoffs Affect Fire Operations This Fire Season?

The answer is a resounding YES.

Feb 16 • 

Amanda Monthei

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The Best People I Know Are Losing Their Jobs, PART 2

My anger knows no bounds, day two.

Feb 15 • 

Amanda Monthei

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The Best People I Know Are Losing Their Jobs

Quick thoughts on what federal funding cuts and the loss of 10 percent of the Forest Service workforce mean for the future of public lands.

Feb 14 • 

Amanda Monthei

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January 2025

What We Do In Disasters

Grappling with what showing up looks like.

Jan 31 • 

Amanda Monthei

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November 2024

A Great and Difficult Transformation

On adapting, whether we like it or not.

Nov 8, 2024 • 

Amanda Monthei

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October 2024

My Enduring Obsession with the Edmund Fitzgerald

The gales of November are on the horizon, meaning one thing and one thing only: It's Edmund Fitzgerald Season.

Oct 9, 2024 • 

Amanda Monthei

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