In fire-prone West, plants need their pollinators – and vice versa
A new study grounded in the northern Rockies explores the role of wildfire in the finely tuned dance between plants and their pollinators. Previous studies have looked at how fire…
Read More...Commentary: Congress would be wise to listen to landowners on wildfire bill
WLA’s executive director Lesli Allison, writing in the Las Vegas Review-Journal, commends congress for taking up National Prescribed Fire Act of 2020, and urges a continued focus on solutions that…
Read More...Thinking harder and smarter about wildland fire
Widespread scientific consensus indicates that poor management over the last century has made remote forests more vulnerable to wildfire. To bring these remote forestlands back to health, America needs to change the…
Read More...As wildfire threat grows, Colorado has a $4.2 billion forest management to-do list
As 2020’s historic fires are brought under control thanks to colder, wetter weather, the Colorado State Forest Service (CSFS) on Tuesday released its 2020 Colorado Forest Action Plan, laying out its…
Read More...Study reveals patterns that shape forest recovery after wildfires
New University of Montana research suggests recurring continent-spanning drought patterns set the tempo for forest recovery from wildfire. A recent study shows that forest recovery from fire follows a drought seesaw, called…
Read More...Wildfires emerge as threat to water quantity across parched West
How wildfires can affect water quality are well documented. But increasing—and increasingly intense—Western conflagrations are leading to fears they also could constrict the water quantity available in some of the…
Read More...Congressman Panetta introduces Save our Forests Act to increase staffing and decrease wildfire risk in national forests
Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) has announced the introduction of the Save Our Forests Act to address chronic staffing shortages in National Forests, to improve risk mitigation and response to wildfires. The legislation…
Read More...What 13,000 wildfires teach us about Washington forests
Washington State DNR has kept records of every reported wildfire in the state since 2008. With the help of DNR’s assistant division manager of plans and information for wildfire, Crosscut…
Read More...The biggest trees capture the most carbon: Large trees dominate carbon storage in forests
Older, large-diameter trees have been shown to store disproportionally massive amounts of carbon compared to smaller trees, highlighting their importance in mitigating climate change, according to a new study.
Read More...When a drought is over, here is what happens to forested areas where trees have died
An international team of researchers has found that forested areas that experience tree loss due to drought have a wide range of regrowth possibilities after the drought ends. In comparing…
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