Wildfires Can Impact Grasslands
What are the impacts of fire on the plant community and forage production, soil erosion and animal health? North Dakota State University provides some answers. “Let’s start with the plant…
Read More...Forest fires leave behind charcoal—and it might be toxic for years
If you stand in the remains of a forest fire in a drizzle, even years after the burn, you can smell woodsmoke rising from the downed logs and charred stumps.…
Read More...Universities prepare West for another big wildfire season
The West Coast’s land-grant universities are holding webinars, conducting community meetings and publishing booklets to urge urban and rural residents to start preparing now for what could be another devastating wildfire…
Read More...Arizona launches $24 million forest thinning effort
Staring down the barrel of a dangerous fire season, the Arizona Legislature approved a $24 million boost in state funding to protect forested communities through thinning projects.
Read More...CAL Fire announces availability of funds for fire prevention projects
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) announced the availability of up to $317 million for Forest Health, Fire Prevention, Forest Legacy and Forest Health Research grant…
Read More...Wildfires will keep getting worse — even in “best case” climate scenarios
Massive wildfires have shattered records across the world in recent years, including in the western United States, where deadly blazes forced mass evacuations in 2020 and filled the sky across entire regions…
Read More...Burning Idaho to save it: Why one solution to our raging wildfires can’t gain traction
A growing number of fire scientists and land managers argue that “prescribed fire” used in conjunction with mechanized thinning of trees, limbs and brush, is one of the most effective…
Read More...Fiercer, more frequent fires may reduce carbon capture by forests
More fierce and frequent fires are reducing forest density and tree size and may damage forests’ ability to capture carbon in the future, according to a global study. Although forest fires…
Read More...Opinion: Mr. Secretary, start with America’s rural family forest owners to help tackle climate change
Family forest owners represent 1 in 4 rural Americans. Already, their forests provide vital benefits in addition to carbon sequestration and storage, including clean water infrastructure, habitat for our wildlife…
Read More...Climate impacts drive east-west divide in forest seed production
Younger, smaller trees that comprise much of North America’s eastern forests have increased their seed production under climate change, but older, larger trees that dominate forests in much of the…
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