A new study finds prescribed burns and forest thinning prevent billions in wildfire damages, returning more than $3 for every ...

Sierra hotshot crew member lighting a test burn in Inyo National Forest, approximately one mile east of Mammoth Lakes, CA. on October 3, 2023. (USDA Forest Service photo by Lisa Cox) Every dollar ...

Every dollar spent on forest fuel treatments saves about $3.75 in wildfire damages, according to a new study, led by ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Forest thinning increases water supplies downstream while reducing wildfire risk, according to a study conducted by Salt River ...

Selective forest thinning, however, has been successfully used for years in Washington to prevent uncontrollable wildfires, ...

Western forests are still burning too infrequently for their own good, a finding that may seem paradoxical to Arizonans anticipating a dangerous fire year after a drought-plagued winter. New research ...

The U.S. House of Representatives voted May 20 to ease bureaucratic obstacles to forest-thinning activities on 20 million acres of the nation’s most fire-prone federal lands. The bill has the backing ...

The Sawtooth National Forest will hold an open house on Monday in Ketchum to present details on a planned 2,800-acre ...

LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – Tahoe Fire & Fuels Team forest thinning projects are underway in the Lake Tahoe Basin. These projects are expected to continue for the next several weeks with some projects ...

In his office at Michigan State University, forestry professor David Carter shows off an image of a virtual forest on his ...

Wekweètì is working on a biomass district heating project that could heat 44 homes and 11 institutional buildings in the ...

LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – Tahoe Fire & Fuels Team forest thinning projects are scheduled to continue for the next several weeks, conditions and weather permitting. Some projects are expected to ...