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…
Read More...California’s plan to save its 1,000-year-old redwoods from wildfires
Ancient giant redwoods are among the charred survivors in Big Basin Redwoods State Park after a wildfire last year. Now rangers and conservationists are developing plans to better protect them…
Read More...Climate change and fire suppression
The unprecedented and deadly blazes that engulfed the American West in 2020 attest to the increasing number, size and severity of wildfires in the region. And while scientists predict the…
Read More...Forest thinning to reduce wildfire risk gives opportunity to new startups
The country’s overgrown forests need to be aggressively thinned to reduce wildfire risk. That creates massive piles of worthless brush and branches, but some businesses see a new market for…
Read More...With wildfire risk up, New Mexico supports controlled burns
In a bid to reduce wildfire risk, the House has advanced a bill making it easier for residents to burn brush and wood debris on their property. The bill, passed…
Read More...After record wildfire season, lawmakers increase focus on Wyoming’s forest health
After the worst fire season in the nation’s history, state leaders are looking to take a more aggressive track to reduce fire risks in state and national forestlands across Wyoming,…
Read More...Latest report on prescribed burning shows an encouraging, upward trend in its utilization nationwide
Natural forest disturbances change the structure and composition of forests and allow for regeneration. Many forest types need one natural disturbance in particular to regenerate, and that’s fire. Many land…
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