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…
Read More...Restoring California’s forests to reduce wildfire risks will take time, billions of dollars and a broad commitment
Many of California’s 33 million acres of forests face widespread threats stemming from past management choices. The U.S. Forest Service estimates that of the 20 million acres it manages in…
Read More...After wildfires stop burning, a danger in the drinking water
Experts are warning that existing water safety rules are not suitable to a world where wildfires destroy more residential areas than in the past.
Read More...Western politicians from both parties back wildfire bill
The Emergency Wildfire and Public Safety Act of 2020 would require the U.S. Forest Service to pick forests in three western states on which to carry out landscape projects to reduce fire…
Read More...Washington wildfires deliver devastating hit to wildlife
The immediate public concern as wildfires have ravaged portions of Eastern Washington this month is the human suffering, destruction of property and the pall of hazardous smoke. Behind the headlines…
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