Forests scorched by wildfire unlikely to recover, may convert to grasslands
A new University of Colorado Boulder-led study offers an unprecedented glimpse, suggesting that when forests burn across the Southern Rocky Mountains, many will not grow back and will instead convert…
Read More...USDA and Wyoming sign Shared Stewardship Agreement to improve forests and grasslands
The Shared Stewardship Agreement establishes a framework for federal and state agencies to promote active forest management, improve collaboration, and respond to ecological challenges and natural resource concerns in Wyoming.
Read More...California looks to battle mega wildfires with fire
The effort marks a milestone in California’s pivot away from a century of suppressing fire at all costs and toward working with it instead—using controlled flames to restore ecosystems that…
Read More...Forest thinning, fire can boost Western watersheds
We know there are ways to actively manage our Western forests to improve water quality, provide for jobs, reduce the cost of firefighting and increase forest resiliency. Now we have…
Read More...Pine Gulch Fire grows to 2nd-largest in Colorado history
wildfire burning in remote terrain in western Colorado is now the second largest in the state’s history, fire officials said Wednesday. As of Wednesday morning, the so-called “Pine Gulch” fire…
Read More...Warmer winters spark boom in tree-devouring beetles
A plague of tiny mountain pine beetles, no bigger than a grain of rice, has already destroyed 15 years of log supplies in British Columbia, enough trees to build 9…
Read More...Hundreds have been evacuated after wildfires destroy more than 90,000 acres across 3 states
Firefighters across three Western states are battling wildfires that have destroyed more than 90,000 acres.Evacuation orders have been issued in areas threatened by the Lake Fire and Ranch2 Fire in California’s Los…
Read More...Giant Idaho forest project on hold again after court ruling
A giant Idaho forest project favored by some environmental groups but decried by others is on hold again following a federal court ruling. The decision Tuesday halts for the second…
Read More...Anatomy of a wildfire: How fuel sources, weather and topography influence wildfire behavior
On the surface, wildfires seem simple. There’s a spark, a few small twigs flare up, and it spreads throughout a forest landscape until it runs its course or is doused…
Read More...Texas, USDA Forest Service join forces to conserve and protect natural resources, lives and property
The State of Texas and U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service signed a historic agreement to formalize the framework for collaborative responses to wildfires, natural resource concerns and ecological challenges…
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