So then, maybe it should stop? Economist Ray Rasker spoke the obvious at University of Montana’s Conservation and Climate Change lecture series. He also talked a little politics. If there […]
Natural restoration advances rapidly in the big Castle Rock burn near Ketchum/Hailey, Idaho
The 50,000 acre fire was 3 years ago- The Idaho Mountain Express has an article detailing the regrowth in the big burn next to Ketchum and Hailey, Idaho. This is […]
Numerous forest fires breaking out in northern rockies
Much delayed forest fire season now upon us- Although there have been a few large range fires, such as the 110,000 acre Jefferson fire on the Arco Desert (INL) in […]
What’s Killing the Great Forests of the American West?
Worse, die-offs are not limited to North America- Next summer will probably be a pretty bad forest fire season in the Pacific Northwest due to a dry winter, and so […]
Summary: It was a very modest fire season in Idaho
2009 third-smallest fire season since 1970. By Todd Adams. The Challis Messenger.
Breathtaking and misleading fire story in the Missoulian
“Red and dead” forests make extreme fires; but most bug-killed forests are not in this stage- Beetle-ravaged trees change wildfire behavior in western Montana. By Rob Chaney the Missoulian Beetles […]
Bearpaw Bay fire in Grand Teton expected to have plenty wildlife benefits
Although it was plenty smoky, end of the fire season finds the Park’s largest fire of the year beneficial- As snow suddenly replaces warm late September, the fires in Yellowstone, […]
A New West thanksgiving column. Giving thanks for burned forests.
Burns on private industrial forest lands versus multiple use national forest land- Giving Thanks for Burned Forests. By Matthew Koehler. Guest opinion in New West. If you want to see […]