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heavy machinery or professional and volunteer sawyers to cut down trees and make slash piles . CPRW works with watershed partners to burn slash piles when conditions allow . They also work with landowners and partners to increase community support for prescribed fire as a tool to restore the forest and reduce future wildfire risk .
“ We ’ re living with fires either way , so what we ’ re doing is trying to get to the right conditions where it ’ s managed in our terms ,” Jones said .
While the massive coordination between all entities may be one of the project ’ s biggest challenges , the teamwork of all involved has also been a success story , including the role Ayres has played , Boldt said .
“ Ayres has been nothing short of exceptional . They are knowledgeable , responsive , hard-working , and truly dedicated to doing things the right way . The entire team has been wonderful to work with . Besides all of that , they are just fun to work with ,” he said . “ I have worked with many consultants over the years , and I would say Ayres is there at the top .”
14 | TRENDS Ingenuity , Integrity , and Intelligence .