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…
Read More...Dems’ tree-planting plan highlights agency’s mixed mission
House Democrats have proposed planting trees on tens of millions of acres of land to help head off climate change. On federal land, though, the goal raises a question: How…
Read More...Agencies, group take ‘step forward’ with Mexican owl talks
Negotiations among environmentalists and state and federal officials in Arizona and New Mexico have resulted in a set of recommendations and other provisions that environmentalists say will help protect the…
Read More...Northwest forest threats include climate change, insects, disease and wildfire
Pacific Northwest forests face increased threats from severe wildfires, insects, disease and climate change, according to a new assessment released Wednesday by the U.S. Forest Service. The Bioregional Assessment evaluated 19 national forests and…
Read More...Federal report shows bark beetles, disease kills trees across Southwest
The lack of monsoon rains last year likely caused bark beetles and other diseases to kill trees across more than a half million acres of the Southwest, according to a…
Read More...As wildfires flare up across West, research highlights risk of ecological change
Following high-severity fire, scientists have found forest recovery may increasingly be compromised by lack of tree seed sources, warmer and drier post-fire climate and more frequent reburning. The loss of…
Read More...New findings share how prescribed fire, no-till impact soil microbes
Using no-till and prescribed fire management are two potential ways to manage crop residue. Both practices help keep organic matter and nitrogen in the soil. However, research was needed to…
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