The pile burning project, called North Main Wcsl, was initiated 1:06 p.m. Jan. 22 in Riverside County, California. The ...

The pile burning project, known as B19 Hwy 128, was initiated 10:15 a.m. Jan. 23 in Yolo County, California. After being ...

State data shows the California Department of Forestry and Fire Prevention carried out only one brush clearance operation in ...

The U.S. Forest Service is resuming its prescribed burning program with new rules that it says will minimize the risk of fires escaping control and damaging communities. The announcement comes ...

As of mid-September, the Forest Service had completed or contracted out fewer than 37,000 acres of prescribed fire projects in California since Oct. 1, 2020.

A top strategy for preventing catastrophic wildfires is periodically burning forests under controlled conditions. The U.S. Forest Service conducted more "prescribed" fires than ever this year.

The Lincoln National Forest is planning to carry out some prescribed burns over the next couple of days. As long as weather ...

Prescribed fire is an important and effective wildlife habitat management and forestry tool. When used correctly, fire can improve habitat for a variety of wildlife species, forage for cattle, and ...

Fire is not always bad; trees are not always good. By working together, the grasslands can be restored. The prairie is in peril.Woody plant encroachment — the conversion of open plains to ...

Every year, land managers intentionally set millions of acres on fire across the United States. Last month, one of those prescribed fires in Eastern Oregon’s Grant County had the rare ...

Prescribed fire is largely the purview of DEC Forest Rangers in New York state. In some other states, though, particularly in the south, it's a common practice among private landowners.

A prescribed fire there last year had to be called off when the weather became too hot and windy. A small fire nearby is planned for 25 acres at the Green Belt Parking Lot, ...