Shared leadership for wildfire protection in Teton County
In Teton County, Wyoming, forested lands are a major part of the landscape. In 1988, as the Yellowstone Fires raged in three states, the county realized those devastating fires could…
Read More...A Colorado dashboard seeks to put a price on future wildfires, other natural disasters amid a warming climate
Future Avoidance Cost Explorer (FACE:Hazards) is a proactive attempt to explore Colorado’s resiliency in the face of disaster. Dashboard users can view the estimated economic costs of natural hazards under…
Read More...America is on fire, and it’s an inequality nightmare
The wildfires raging along America’s West Coast could prove especially catastrophic to families experiencing poverty. As entire towns evacuated from wildfires in southern Oregon this week, many families launched GoFundMe pages for their lost…
Read More...Oregon’s historic wildfires: unusual but not unprecedented
The most common word being used to describe Oregon’s ongoing wildfire cataclysm is “unprecedented.” That’s certainly the case in modern recorded history when it comes to the sheer number of conflagrations and megafires…
Read More...Troubled timber market hampers wildfire efforts
Efforts by the Forest Service to clear the woods of potential wildfire fuel are bumping up against troublesome headwind in the timber market: The material coming out of the forest…
Read More...As wildfires grow more intense, iconic western forests may not come back
High-severity fires leave behind massive burn areas with almost nothing alive. And any baby trees simply can’t thrive in the increased heat and drought brought on by climate change. If…
Read More...Cold Springs Fire threatens homes and Sage Grouse
More than 300,000 acres have burned in Washington state since Labor Day, when high winds and temperatures created perfect conditions for fast, destructive fire. Ashley Ahearn headed to Bridgeport, Washington, where…
Read More...New study: Cattle grazing significantly reduces wildfire spread
University of California Cooperative Extension researchers just completed a timely study showing cattle grazing is an essential tool in reducing wildfire — a tool they say should be expanded and…
Read More...Much of the American West is on fire, illustrating the dangers of a climate of extremes
Parts of a half-dozen states from coastal California to the Rocky Mountains are being charred by more than 70 wildfires fed by tinder-dry vegetation, record heat and blustery winds across…
Read More...Climate change concerns guide California post-fire plantings
Forest managers replanting trees in areas of California scorched by the Camp Fire in 2018 are learning how to bow to climate change while fighting it. Instead of replanting the…
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