Saving the Great Plains with prescribed fire, mixed grazing
Ranchers in the Great Plains are under increasing stress due to changing environmental conditions and subsequent losses of rangelands to woody plants, but a relatively new management approach shows promise in…
Read More...US Forest Service hits brakes on Arizona restoration project
The U.S. Forest Service has put the brakes on an effort to thin hundreds of square miles of land in Arizona to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires, drawing sharp…
Read More...Wildfires Cause More Than 33,000 Deaths Globally Each Year
Wildfires are killing people around the world — even those with limited exposure to wildfire-related pollution, an international team of researchers reports. The new research revealed that short-term exposure to wildfire-related fine…
Read More...‘Good fires’ gave forest managers a useful tool. Climate change may take it away
Lightning-caused wildfires can help renew forest ecosystems, but with warmer, drier landscapes, the risk of allowing them to burn is increasing. Without natural fire as a management tool, agencies would…
Read More...Can ‘active forest management’ really reduce wildfire risk?
As with conversations about natural resource management more broadly, public discourse about whether forests can be managed to effectively reduce wildfire risk is incredibly heated. U.S. Sen. Steve Daines frequently…
Read More...Bill reintroduced to expedite forest projects
The Resilient Federal Forests Act seeks to restore forest health on over 80 million acres of national forests through active management, increase resiliency to wildfire and support rural communities. The…
Read More...Why The South Is Decades Ahead Of The West In Wildfire Prevention
As western states contend with increasingly catastrophic wildfires, some are looking to the Southeastern U.S., where prescribed fire is widespread thanks to policies put in place decades ago. From 1998…
Read More...Study: Cattle grazing helps contain wildfires
USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) researchers are conducting a study evaluating the use of targeted cattle grazing to create fuel breaks in order to contain wildfires. The results are in,…
Read More...One Year After Wildfires Decimated California Rancher’s Herd and Legacy, Devastation Fuels Change
One year after wildfires ravaged Dave Daley’s herd, the California rancher is on a mission to save his family’s ranch legacy. But as his area is still scattered with scars,…
Read More...Heat, drought and fire: how climate dangers combine for a catastrophic ‘perfect storm’
Researchers are concerned that the Dixie fire’s record won’t hold for long. The parched landscapes and increased temperatures that set the stage for bigger blazes this year are not anomalies…
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