Fires of winter
Pile burning is usually a one-to-two-year process from beginning to end. First brush, or slash is collected and placed in piles. Then the pile will sit for a year drying out to be burned in wetter colder months. (USDA Forest Service photo by Andrew Avitt).
Snow melts and becomes water, and…
wildland fire, Forest Fire, winter, wildfires, controlled burn, pile burning
Protecting the North Yuba landscape with thousands of forest acres thinned and restored in California
Since 2018, partners have been working together to collaboratively plan, analyze, finance, and implement forest restoration across the North Yuba River watershed in Tahoe National Forest. Photo courtesy of Yuba Water Agency
Established in the Sierra Nevada during the Gold Rush of 1849, communities like…
wildfires, North Yuba Forest Partnership, Tahoe National Forest, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Wildfire Crisis Strategy, forest restoration, Landscape Resilience, prescribed fire, mechanical thinning
Wildfire risk to communities
Wildfires know no boundaries.
They can easily cross between federal, tribal, state, and private lands, making it crucial for all communities to know their respective wildfire risks and the actions to take to protect themselves and their neighbors. Last year, wildfires burned nearly 400,000 acres of tribal lands, including reservations and other tribal lands, with additional acreage burned on…
wildlife, fire, wildfire, wildfires, tribal, tribes, wildland fire, risks
Monitoring the giants: Tracking resilience of giant sequoias after wildfires
The tag designates a witness tree, which serves as a survey tool. Using three witness trees to triangulate the center of the plot makes it easier for future crews to find the site for monitoring work. (USDA Forest Service photo by Jamie Hinrichs)
Editor’s Note: The U.S. Department of…
sequoia, wildfires, fire science, resilience, hazards
Where there’s fire there’s smoke and it’s bad for your health
Deadly and destructive wildland fires consuming so much of the West, from California all the way to British Columbia, are not only affecting those who have had to flee but those who are downwind of these massive infernos. Smoke from this year’s summer wildfires have delayed air traffic in the Seattle area and even resulted in warnings for healthy adults to stay inside.Smoke-related health…