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.
Read More...U.S. Forest Chief: ‘tough choices’ to fund wildfire prevention
The U.S. Forest Service has been working with states and other partners to treat more acres every year in hopes of reducing the threat of catastrophic wildfire, but Forest Chief…
Read More...Work to reduce wildfire risks in Colorado and other Western states has economic benefits
Projects to reduce the risk of wildfires and protect water sources in the U.S. West have created jobs and infused more money in local economies, researchers say, and they were…
Read More...California bill would bar insurers from declining fire coverage
Amid mounting cries of California homeowners being denied wildfire insurance in high-risk areas, state lawmakers want to require insurance companies to cover all existing homes, as long as they meet…
Read More...BLM to fund 11,000 miles of fuel breaks in West to help fight wildfires
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has announced plans to fund 11,000 miles of strategic fuel breaks in Idaho, Oregon, Washington state, California, Nevada and Utah in an effort to…
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