Scientists worry agency plan to prevent fires could do opposite
Scientists say the Trump administration’s proposed program to cut down trees to gain an upper hand over wildfire and protect sage-grouse may in fact do the opposite: increase the wildfire…
Read More...BLM plan eyes 1,000 miles of new fuel breaks in 3 states
A plan to help in the battle against devastating wildfires creates fuel breaks 400 feet wide along 987 miles of roads in southwestern Idaho and southeastern Oregon that will be…
Read More...Deadline for Joint Chiefs extended to May 1
USDA’s NRCS New Mexico assistant state conservationist for programs announced today that sign up for fiscal year 2020 Joint Chiefs Initiative has been extended. All New Mexico agricultural producers who…
Read More...Public comment open on programmatic EIS for rangeland restoration in Great Basin
Draft PEIS Available for Public Comment: April 3 – June 2, 2020. The BLM has prepared a Draft Programmatic EIS for Fuel Breaks in the Great Basin. The Programmatic EIS…
Read More...Researchers forecast longer, more extreme wildfire seasons
In California, a changing climate has made autumn feel more like summer, with hotter, drier weather that increases the risk of longer, more dangerous wildfire seasons, according to a new…
Read More...Arizona Hazardous Fuels Reduction Grant program accepting applications
The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management (DFFM) Hazardous Fuels Reduction Grant Program is now accepting project applications. DFFM is soliciting project proposals from $20,000 to $200,000 for mitigation of fire risk in Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) areas…
Read More...Arid forests are becoming more drought tolerant in response to climate change
Using the U.S. Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis database, researchers at UC Santa Barbara, the University of Utah and the U.S. Forest Service have studied how the traits of…
Read More...Scientists predict above-average U.S. wildfire activity for 2020 after sharp drop in 2019
Last year brought the U.S. its lowest amount of wildfire destruction since 2004, but it’s likely an anomaly in a period of increasing wildfire threats, according to a new analysis.…
Read More...USDA investing $1 million in California water quality improvements and wildfire mitigation
The USDA will be investing more than $1 million in California this fiscal year for wildfire mitigation and improving water quality. The efforts are being made possible through the Joint Chiefs’…
Read More...USDA invests more than $2M in Oregon to improve forest health
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will invest more than $2 million this fiscal year in Oregon through the Joint Chiefs’ Landscape Restoration Partnership to improve forest health.
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