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"We can only defend life if we experience a revival of this feeling of solidarity with nature."

In his banquet speech, literature laureate and poet Octavio Paz talked about how we are destroying our planet and how the most central question is the survival of the environment.

Paz was awarded the 1990 literature prize for impassioned writing with wide horizons, characterised by sensuous intelligence and humanistic integrity.

Read his full speech here: https://bit.ly/2TbTyaQ

This is one of the primary reasons we prefer to focus on naturally occurring wildfires.

In 2025, nearly 70,000 wildfires nationwide were human-caused, compared to just over 8,000 started by lightning. Yet lightning-caused fires burned more than half of the total acres nationwide.

That contrast tells two important stories at once:
🔥Most fires start with people, underscoring the importance of prevention and fire-safe behavior.
⚡Weather-driven fires can grow fast and large, requiring long-term, national response.

One less spark really can make a difference.

📷Monroe Canyon Fire, Utah 2025. Photo by Kris Bruington, BLM.