Drought, Fires Threaten Southwest’s Fish and Wildlife
Why are rescue missions being staged for the endangered Rio Grande silvery minnow? Sizzling, record-breaking temperatures and some of the lowest snowpack levels on record in the Southern Rockies have …
Intense Fires Threaten the Amazon
El Niño Could Exacerbate Fires Although the dry season is a natural occurrence which begins every June and runs through the end of the year, El Niño has reduced Amazon …
Not All Forest Fires Are Created Equal
The public nowadays has a negative perception and misunderstanding of forest fires, believing that fires should be kept out of every type of forest. Many of us can recall Smoky the Bear’s …
Hot and Hazy: Central Washington Wildfires Muddle the Puget Sound Skyline
Smoke from Central Washington wildfires is dimming the horizon throughout Washington today, obscuring the crispness that is so common on a sunny summer day in Seattle. It also raises air quality …
NWF Book Club: The Big Burn
The Big Burn The Big Burn takes us from the beginning of the conservation movement with Teddy Roosevelt and Gifford Pinchot through the haphazard forest management at the beginning of …
More Frequent Wildfires Worldwide Point To Need To Address Global Warming
Wildfires are much in the news this week. Studies show they are more frequent, larger and they are burning hotter. This is largely bad news for wildlife. But, when you …
