Management effects outweigh plant diversity on restored animal communities
According to a new study, land management practices are better at increasing animal biodiversity and creating more resilient ecosystems. Prescribed fires and reintroducing bison to natural habitats attract more animal…
Read More...Forests with diverse tree sizes and small clearings hinder wildland fire growth
A new 3-D analysis shows that wildland fires flare up in forests populated by similar-sized trees or checkerboarded by large clearings and slow down where trees are more varied. The…
Read More...“We need to act”: Colorado forests primed for megafires without large-scale action, federal managers warn
Federal officials entrusted with managing millions of acres of forest in Colorado and surrounding states say they’re facing accelerated decline driven by climate warming, insect infestation, megafires and surging human incursions. They’ve…
Read More...USDA offers new forest management incentive for Conservation Reserve Program
The USDA is making available $12 million for use in making payments to forest landowners with land enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) in exchange for their implementing healthy forest management…
Read More...When wildfire burns a high mountain forest, what happens to the snow?
Record-breaking wildfires in 2020 turned huge swaths of Western forests into barren burn scars. Those forests store winter snowpack that millions of people rely on for drinking and irrigation water.…
Read More...U.S. Department of Interior seeks to increase broadband access, reduce wildfire hazards across rural communities
On Monday, January 11, the Department of the Interior announced three new actions by the Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Park Service to…
Read More...Hope after rangeland fire
Recalling the Murphy Complex Fire thirteen years later, Idaho rancher Kim Brackett shares her story of fear, anger, partnership, and hope for collaborative conservation.
Read More...Montana officials release plan aimed at forest health, wildfire risk
State officials last week released the final version of a new forest action plan that prioritizes forest management and restoration efforts on 3.8 million acres across Montana. The Montana Department…
Read More...New conservation bill from Senator Bennet would fund wildfire mitigation and river clean-ups, create 2 million jobs
The Outdoor Restoration Force Act would set up a $60 billion fund to support a range of projects from wildfire mitigation to river clean-ups. The money would be split, $20…
Read More...Co-op sparks interest in fire to improve North Dakota grasslands for cattle, wildlife
Fire, along with grazing disturbance, helped maintain the diversity of plant species on the prairie. It suppressed cool season grasses, trees and brush and increased stands of native grasses and…
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