…improve our management programs. As we have seen in the past few weeks in my home state of Oklahoma, as well as Texas, Kansas, and Colorado, wildfires can wreak havoc…
States Impacted by Wildfires Seek Grazing Assistance
…last week, Roberts said he expected a disaster declaration within up to five days. Federal programs providing aid in disasters such as wildfires include the Emergency Conservation Program, the Livestock…
Texas, Kansas Suspend Trucking Restrictions for Wildfire Relief
…of hay and fencing supplies, along with animal care supplies for the livestock that survived the wildfires. The fires burnt more than a million acres last week in four states….
Conservation Districts to Lead Record 25 RCPP Projects in 2017
…federal, state, local, and tribal partners, including 14 soil and water conservation districts, to address the potential for high-severity wildfires through the improvement of our forests, rangelands, and water resources…
Protecting Natural Resources Through Joint Chiefs’ Partnership
…watersheds, forests and woodlands from the devastating and costly impacts of wildfires and other threats, while protecting water resources, and improving wildlife habitat,” USDA Under Secretary for Natural Resources and…
One of Three Major U.S. Drought Areas Will Improve
…includes the southeast United States. That area has been in the news as wildfires have recently burned over 80,000 acres of land. Southern California has been suffering from a drought…
More Than 100 Million Dead Trees in California
…acres and triggering the evacuation of 80,000 people. In the southeastern United States wildfires have burned more than 120,000 acres this fall. The southeast region of the Forest Service is…
Officials Warn of Flash Flood Potential
…potential for flash flooding during the rainy season now under way. Five years of drought conditions have exacerbated wildfires across the state. Rain is beginning to fall on fire burn…
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…
State Seeks Way to Solve ‘A Big Biomass Problem’
Across California, tens of millions of trees are dead, intense wildfires burn, and orchard and forest waste piles up, as more plants that convert wood waste into electricity close due…
Lawmakers Still Face Issue of How to Pay for Fighting Wildfires
Wildfires continue to rage across the West and the debate continues to rage on how to pay for fighting those fires. Gary Crawford has the story. Lawmakers Still Face Issue…
Ranchers, Loggers Express Concerns About Forest Plans
…from wildfires, insects and disease will have to be piled and burned. In a letter requesting the time extension for comments on the forest plans, CFBF Associate Counsel Jack Rice…
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…
Farming from the Heart- Cal Poly Student’s Forestry Insight
…California uses comes from California trees. When speaking about threats to the industry, she tells us a big threat to the industry is catastrophic wildfires. Every year there seems to…