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The threat of wildfire intensified by fire suppression and climate change is a stressor for birds and people living in the American West. So why are these Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ volunteers—who are helping to research the effects of wildfire mitigation on forest birds in southwest Colorado—so calm? 

We interviewed members of about their participation in a forest monitoring project in Pagosa Springs, Colorado, and learned their secret to destressing this summer. Hear what they had to say about the project in our latest video!