In northeastern Washington, the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation have experienced three major wildfires over the past seven years. Last July, during the state’s hottest and driest year ever, the Chuweah Creek Fire burned more than 11,000 acres on the reservation, destroying homes and burning more than 34,000 acres of tribal timberland.
To help nature heal from conflagrations, youth of the Colville Reservation have partnered with Washington State University Extension to create seed bombs: clay balls of soil…