…funds to reduce wildfire risk and improve the soils and hydrology in the state’s north central tributaries and sub-watersheds. “The Claunch-Pinto SWCD is very proud to collaborate with over 40…
More Than 100 Million Dead Trees in California
…wildfire, complicate our efforts to respond safely and effectively to fires when they do occur, and pose a host of threats to life and property across California,” said Vilsack. “USDA…
Food and Forestry Research and Development Projects
…Terra, Inc. in Cambridge, Mass, will develop a cost-competitive, low-toxicity, ammonium-free long-term fire retardant for use in wildfire management that is less toxic to fish and mammals. eWind Solutions, LLC,…
Forestry Experts Say Tree Mortality Brings Added Risk
…fuels and replant trees. Otherwise, the conversion to chaparral could further increase risk of wildfires and affect the state’s water supply. A U.S. Forest Service survey, released in June, revealed…
Update On Western Wildfire Season
Western wildfire activity continues to grow with eight type one fire incidents taking place as of Thursday. Rod Bain has the story. Update On Western Wildfire Season…
Wildfire Threat Out West Continues To Grow
An incoming weather system could boost the threat of wildfire activity in the Western US, particularly in the Pacific Northwest. Rob Bain has the story. Wildfire Threat Continues To Grow…
Managed Grazing Helps Forests, Experts Say
…forest,” he said. “This ultimately leads to more wildfires and definitely more devastating and hotter-burning wildfires.” At one time, public rangelands and forestlands across the West had been grazed more…
NACD Responds to Approval of EPA Spending Bills
…Appropriations Committees have approved for the Forest Service and the Environmental Protection Agency. However, the association is disappointed that the committees failed to propose a long-term budget solution for wildfire…
CFBF Seeks Movement on Drought Bills
…members of the Farm Bureau delegation pointed out that it continues to increase the risk of wildfire, resulting in an urgent need to manage the state’s forests to protect them,…
Wildland Fires in a Tube
…PM from wildfire smoke is more or less harmful than PM from other sources of air pollution, like car exhaust. Map showing distribution of potential wildfire fuels across the United…
It’s Not Just Climate Change
It’s not just climate change: Study finds human activity is a major factor driving wildfires by Emily Grebenstein, George Washington University, emgreb@gwu.edu A new study examining wildfires in California found…
USDA Initiative Restores Forests, Reduces Wildfire Threats through Local Partnerships
…restoration of forests near growing communities to reduce wildfire threats, protect water supplies, improve wildlife habitat and support rural economies. This is the third year of the Joint Chiefs’ Landscape…
Vilsack Urges Congress to Pass Wildfire Funding Fix
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Announces 2015 Wildfires Burned Record Acres, Urges Congress to Pass Wildfire Funding Fix Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that in 2015, wildfires burned a record…
So Cal Wildfire Threat Could Soon Be Reduced
An incoming system could bring needed moisture to Southern California, reducing the threat of wildfires like those during Christmas weekend. So Cal Wildfire Threat Could Soon Be Reduced…