The ecological impacts of livestock production is significant and there is seldom a full accounting of these costs. Photo George Wuerthner Livestock is responsible for more ecological damage to the […]
Climate Not Fuels Drive Large Blazes
Active forest management is viewed as a solution to large blazes, but fails to acknowledge that climate is driving wildfire. It is true that if you completely remove forests, you […]
Why Prescribed Burning Is Not A Panacea
Prescribed burns are perceived to be a panacea for reducing wildfire, but there are many problems with implementation. George Wuerthner Many people in New Mexico are calling for an investigation […]
Response to Fire Commentary in Las Cruces Paper: Drought, not Fuels, Drives Wildfire
The aftermath of the 2011 156,000-acre Los Conchas Blaze in the Jemez Mountains of New Mexico. Photo George Wuerthner A recent commentary 30×30 not the answer to stop destructive […]
Montana’s Bitterroot Front Project More FS Snake Oil
The Bitterroot Mountains rise up above the Bitterroot Valley in western Montana. Photo George Wuerthner Montana’s Bitterroot National Forest is proposing the Bitterroot Front Project (BFP), encompassing 144,000 acres. This […]
Cause of Today’s Giant Wildfires. Overly dense forests, or is it drought?
A high severity blaze on the Boise National Forest. Almost all large fires occur during extreme drought conditions. Photo George Wuerthner One continuously hears from the timber industry and its […]
Follow The Money
Biologist radio tracking wolves in Montana. Photo George Wuerthner Years ago, I was in a graduate wildlife biology seminar where we discussed major issues of the day. At one […]
The 99-year-old Grandmother Effect—How To View Fuel Reductions On Bootleg Fire.
The 400,000-acre Bootleg Fire created a mosaic burn pattern from unburned to high severity. Photo George Wuerthner The Capital Press, an Agricultural emphasis newspaper, recently ran a story about the […]