2024 has been yet another brutal wildfire season in the United States, with 8.1 million acres burned so far this year. This is no coincidence—warmer, drier conditions resulting from climate … Read more
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How Does Wildfire Smoke Affect Wildlife?
Have you noticed the summers getting smokier? If you’ve found yourself coughing more, seeing the sky tinged with an eerie orange, or even just catching the faint scent of burning … Read more
Prescribed Fire Field Day Highlights Healthy Forest Management & Celebrates Black History Month
On February 7th, landowners gathered at the Willie Hodges Estate Family Farm, outside of Swainsboro, Georgia, to learn about how prescribed fire can be one of the best management tools … Read more
4 Wildlife Species That Need Your Help This Wildfire Season
An epic drought is unfolding across the West. In Washington and Oregon, March and April were among the driest since the 1890s, leaving many streams at 25% of their typical … Read more
Fire, Water, and Our Public Lands
Just how many “wake up calls” can we stand in the year 2020? On top of social, economic, and political disruptions and unrest, we’ve experienced epic wildfires that directly impacted … Read more
Restoring Our National Forests to Meet the Challenges of a Changing Climate
The massive wildfires blazing across the West have brought into sharp relief the intersection between climate change and the poor condition of many of our forests and other wildlands. Although most … Read more
American Climate Profiles: Wildfire Season Heats Up
“Every summer at some point we’re up against something we can’t control. Climate change is real each and every day.” Graham Groneman, Battalion Chief for Marin County Fire Department Every … Read more
4 Ways Congress Can Create Fire-Resilient Communities
Wildfires in the American West have become increasingly frequent and intense since the 1980s, and the average wildfire season today is 78 days longer than it was thirty years ago. … Read more
California Fires a Searing Image of Our Megafires Era
With so many intense fires currently burning across the western United States, it’s hard to convey to those outside the region just how bad it is for firefighters, communities and … Read more
Red Moon Rising: The Growing Threat of Megafires
As my truck crested the Hoback rim and I rolled into the upper Green River basin, I couldn’t wait to see the full moon rising over the Wind River Mountains. … Read more