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@kmclark.bsky.social
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Wife, mom, grandmom, sister; walker, skier, educator, volunteer. Retired PAO/PIO.

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kmclark.bsky.social @kmclark.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Wow. Everyone in the Wildland Fire Community should read this and understand.
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kmclark.bsky.social @kmclark.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Wow.
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EarthSky @earthskyscience.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The sun’s movement from day to day along your horizon - at the #sunrise or #sunset point - is most noticeable around the equinoxes. You can watch the progress of the #sun as it slides from north to south in the weeks and months following the September #equinox. ☀️ buff.ly/OMUnKuw 📸 Rupesh Sangoi.
Composite of 11 photos with sun just above a low mountain showing positions of the sun at dawn on 11 dates.
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kmclark.bsky.social @kmclark.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Huh, AZ and NM State Directors report to Deputy Chief Field Operations Eastern?
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kmclark.bsky.social @kmclark.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Providing our pets with a humane passing is the most loving (and hardest) thing we can do for them. ❣️
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kmclark.bsky.social @kmclark.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
From friend Danika.
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Source New Mexico @sourcenm.com · 20/08/2026
So far, 11 people have fled the fire, and three others are sheltering in place, as firefighters describe challenges establishing containment lines in steep terrain and dry conditions. buff.ly/o4khLCe
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Frijoles Fire grows to roughly 14,000 acres, creates smoke concerns • Source New Mexico
An internal report shows that firefighters are contending with limited resources as they try to establish containment lines.
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kmclark.bsky.social @kmclark.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Today Aug 5 is 77th anniversary of the fatal Mann Gulch Fire in Montana. Most of us in wildfire management know the story, told in the song 'Cold Missouri Waters' by James Keelaghan. My favorite version is by Fiddlin' Foresters a few years back. Worth a listen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAWs...
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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Another last-minute live event announcement: I'll be joining Katie Couric tomorrow (Wed, Aug 5, at 3pm PT/6pm ET) to discuss the broader context surrounding wildfires in North America & Europe. Livestream open to all, but does require free account to view:
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Katie Couric | Substack
I’m a journalist always looking for a deeper understanding of the issues.
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UC Agriculture & Natural Resources @ucanr.edu · 04/08/2026
Our climate scientist Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social will discuss wildfire & weather with @katiecouric.bsky.social via livestream. Check substack.com/@katiecouric for the link Wed, Aug. 5, at 2:15pm PT/5:15 pm ET
Headshot of Daniel Swain speaking and gesturing in the Climate Extremes Documentary
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Glonzo the Bureaucrat 🇬🇱 🌹 @snarkranger.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
in these times I remember what a wise IC said at briefing on a smoky morning in California's far northwest corner: "we will risk much to save human life. we will risk very little to save defensible structures. we will risk nothing to save trees." homes can be rebuilt. trees grow back. be safe.
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kmclark.bsky.social @kmclark.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Keeping the communities, firefighters, law enforcement, emergency management, support staff, Incident Management Teams, Public Info Officers in my thoughts. If I was younger and still an active PIO, I'd be headed northwest.
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kmclark.bsky.social @kmclark.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
A reminder that Watch Duty consolidates incident info. It's not original info source.
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Jim Whittington🔥 @jimwhittington.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
It was a rough Friday in Fire. A fourth member of the Rifle helitack crew, Nathan Matthews, died after sustaining burn injuries a month ago on the Knowles Fire. RIP Brother. 1/
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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 24/07/2026
In President Trump's second term, the USDA has lost more than 20,000 employees. Union leaders say that thousands more will choose to leave instead of relocating across the country to regional USDA offices in places like Kansas City, Missouri; Indianapolis, Ind; Fort Collins, CO; and Salt Lake City.
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USDA union leaders rally against proposed DC downsizing | Arizona Mirror
A group of current and former USDA employees are calling on the Trump administration to halt the downsizing of its D.C. office.
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kmclark.bsky.social @kmclark.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Learning why assignments were reduced from 21 to 14 days.
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Anthony Edwards @edwardsanthonyb.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Some drought relief expected in Arizona this week though it will come with short-term flash flood risk, not too unusual during the summer monsoon. Slight (level 2 of 4) flood risk in parts of the state through Thursday. #AZwx
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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
An even more remarkable map at 4pm local time as additional locations reach/break all-time temperature records in Montana, Wyoming, and Utah. Notably, multiple locations in eastern MT are in 110-115F range, & 109F breaks Salt Lake City's all-time record (again). #UTwx #MTwx #WYwx
4pm coolwx.com map showing locations with record-breaking temperatures. There are numerous such locations across the Northern Rockies and Northern Plains into the Upper Midwest.
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kmclark.bsky.social @kmclark.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
I worked with former federal employees whose stories are similar.
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Erin Strout @byerinstrout.com · 02/07/2026
I’m just glad the country has become united around the magic of John Denver. 🇺🇸
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Jim Whittington🔥 @jimwhittington.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Fire is multi-disciplinary. If the last couple of years have taught us anything, it's that science cannot stand alone. It's not enough to put it out there. You need to think through the uncomfortable stuff and build your knowledge base accordingly. And you need practitioner and academic allies. 8/8
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kmclark.bsky.social @kmclark.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Ugh.
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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
The wildfire situation in the Southern Rockies continues to escalate. A new and fast-moving wind-driven fire today southwest of Pueblo, CO (#AspenAcresFire, near Beulah, circled in yellow) is of particular concern, and is currently burning through populated areas. #COwx
Current satellite snapshot zoomed in across Southern Rockies showing multiple large wildfire smoke plumes and heat signatures, with a particularly intense one just SW of Pueblo, CO.
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kmclark.bsky.social @kmclark.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
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kmclark.bsky.social @kmclark.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Thread from PIO buddy Jim.
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kmclark.bsky.social @kmclark.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Jim, your perspective is appreciated. Upon learning this tragic news, I thought of what I learned from you.
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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
NOAA SPC has once again upgraded today's fire weather risk in western Colorado & Four Corners region to "extremely critical"--marking rare third consecutive day. Multiple existing fires will likely make further large runs today, & new ignitions willl take off quickly. #COwx #AZwx
NOAA SPC fire outlook for today, which again shows an upgrade to extremely critical risk in western colorado and near the four corners.
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Michael Steinberg @norcalstormchasing.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Well it’s been a while, Bluesky. Just here to say that there are so many large wildfires occurring in the Great Basin/SW region, and are all going nuclear. Incredible to watch on satellite imagery.
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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Remember: 1) Watch Duty (website /app) is the best tool to follow real time wildfire activity; 2) Under highly extreme fire weather conditions like theses, fires can & will do "seemingly impossible" things. Be prepared, be careful, & evacuate early if you sense potential danger.
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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
NOAA once again highlighting a rare, highest-end "extremely critical risk" region today around Four Corners/CO Western Slope for exceptionally adverse fire weather conditions amid severe drought. Numerous lightning holdovers are popping up during unusual summer wind event.
Map from NOAA SPC highlighting today's fire risk outlook in the Western United States. A huge region of elevated to critical risk is painted across most of the interior West, with a smaller bullseye of "extremely critical risk" near the Four Corners and Colorado West slope.
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kmclark.bsky.social @kmclark.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Powerful comparison. I have a Bicentennial summer story.
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Anthony Edwards @edwardsanthonyb.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Really rough week of fire weather incoming for the Four Corners. Large fires are already burning there, particularly in Utah, and more ignitions possible from dry lightning.
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kmclark.bsky.social @kmclark.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
@wildfirediva.bsky.social Hang in there!
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kmclark.bsky.social @kmclark.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Welcome back to N AZ.
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kmclark.bsky.social @kmclark.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
I worked a few fires with Jim.
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kmclark.bsky.social @kmclark.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Indeed!
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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 26/05/2026
Today is now the hottest day in May on record for both England and Wales with Kew Gardens provisionally reaching 35.1°C and Cardiff Bute Park reaching 32.9°C 🌡️
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kmclark.bsky.social @kmclark.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Always pondering the big questions in life.
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kmclark.bsky.social @kmclark.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Hah!
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EarthSky @earthskyscience.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
On June 8 and 9, 2026, #Venus and #Jupiter will have a spectacular conjunction. They'll be approximately 3-moon-widths apart (roughly 1.5 degrees). But you can start watching them get closer now! Click in for Northern and Southern Hemisphere charts and much more at: buff.ly/vOjhJuC
Sky chart with Venus and Jupiter very close together in the western evening sky, with Mercury lower near the horizon, and the word WOW in large type.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
And this November, the blue wave will be as blue as Trump made the memorial pool. Democrat blue. All we can do in the meantime is keep fighting back on as many fronts as possible!
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kmclark.bsky.social @kmclark.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
On my watch list.
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Emily Atkin @emorwee.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
A Super El Niño is approaching, potentially the strongest El Niño we’ve seen in a century, and Trump is proposing to cut weather agency NOAA by 26 percent to save money for taxpayers Meanwhile the amount it’s proposing to cut from NOAA is equivalent to 1.3 days of taxpayer spending on the Iran war
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Trump’s NOAA cuts would save less than a day and a half of Iran War spending
There's always money for war. But when it comes to protecting people from climate disasters, suddenly we're told the cupboard is bare.
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Source New Mexico @sourcenm.com · 05/05/2026
A northern New Mexico land grant has signed an agreement with the Santa Fe National Forest intended to ease more than a century of tension.
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‘Historic’ agreement between NM land grant and Forest Service to revitalize 200-year-old acequia • Source New Mexico
A new agreement between the Santa Fe National Forest and a New Mexico land grant is intended to ease tensions.
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Melissa Sevigny @melissasevigny.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
This little sprig is a third generation Apollo Moon Tree, set to be planted at Lowell Observatory. Space + botany, the best combo! 🌑🌱
A small sycamore sapling in a yellow pot beside a sign on an easel explaining it came from a seed that flew on an Apollo spacecraft
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Michael Wara @michaelwara.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
A great illustration from NM today of how recent wildfire burn scars can contain new fires. This is why you want a mosaic of burn scars (prescribed and wildfire) on the landscape. So any new fire gets boxed in by the old ones.
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kmclark.bsky.social @kmclark.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Compelling images from my PIO friend (in fact, she's in my former position.)
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kmclark.bsky.social @kmclark.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
And tell people.
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kmclark.bsky.social @kmclark.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Still getting in that headspace.
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kmclark.bsky.social @kmclark.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Coconino NF crunched the numbers: Roads = more human caused fires.
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