USDA seeks public input on guidance defining Nonindustrial Private Forest Land eligibility
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking public input on Nonindustrial Private Forest Land (NIPF) related to technical and financial assistance available through conservation programs of USDA’s Natural Resources…
Read More...Could spotted owls benefit from forest fires?
It may seem counterintuitive, but forest fires are actually beneficial to spotted owls, according to Penn State biologist Derek Lee. Lee analyzed the results from every published scientific study about…
Read More...Wildfire risk rising as scientists determine which conditions cause blazes
As wildfires burn more often across the Western United States, researchers are working to understand how extensively blazes burn. Their investigation not only reveals that the risk of wildfire is rising,…
Read More...Scientists say Washington wildfire management must go beyond forests
Better management of dry rangelands east of the Cascades is key to slowing catastrophic fires. Many of Washington’s largest fires have burned through rangeland, not timber forests, particularly during the…
Read More...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…
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