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…
Read More...South Revilla old growth logging proposal moves forward in Tongass
The federal government proposes to offer more than 5,000 acres of old growth forest in Tongass National Forest for commercial logging. While Conservationists are sounding the alarm over the project…
Read More...Trillion trees effort gets corporate buy-in
Over the next decade, Salesforce plans to conserve and restore 100 million trees. Mastercard plans to reach the same number in five years. Timberland is also planting trees: 50 million…
Read More...Benefits of Cattle Grazing for Reducing Fire Fuels and Fire Hazard
The widespread and severe wildfires in California during the past several years highlight the importance of understanding how land management practices such as cattle grazing affect wildfire risk. The California…
Read More...‘Living with fire’ may lead to less destructive wildfires, say Indigenous land stewards
As wildfires rage across California, leveling structures and taking lives, Indigenous leaders say the lessons of the state’s first inhabitants might have mitigated this disaster and could still help avoid others. Although unpredictable…
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