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…
Read More...In grasslands plagued by invasives and drought, wildfires fuel calls for new solutions
Across the West, the increasing prevalence of invasive plants, and the growing influence of climate change, is changing the relationship between vast rangelands, drought, and wildfire.
Read More...Increasing more targeted cattle grazing is a ‘Win-Win-Win Opportunity’
A team of ten researchers looked closely at cattle grazing in California and determined that the practice has a great deal of potential in combatting catastrophic wildfires.
Read More...Decades of mismanagement led to choked forests — now it’s time to clear them out, fire experts say
For decades, federal, state and local agencies have prioritized fire suppression over prevention, pouring billions of dollars into hiring and training firefighters, buying and maintaining firefighting equipment and educating the…
Read More...Soils contribute greatly to forest fire carbon emissions
As climate warming stokes longer fire seasons and more severe fires in North American boreal forests, calculating how much carbon each fire burns grows more urgent. The amount depends more…
Read More...Researchers look into the effects of repeated droughts on different kinds of forests
Scientists are only beginning to understand how the effects of multiple droughts can compound to affect forests differently than a single drought alone. A variety of factors can increase and…
Read More...Trump signs order backing 1 Trillion Trees effort
President Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday to make his pledge to help plant, restore, and conserve a trillion trees a reality. The executive order puts some federal government muscle behind Trump’s…
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