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 Eastern Idaho, now forest fires are quickly emerging in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Oregon, etc.
Wildfire breaks out in Packer Meadows, atop […]
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 many of the forests are dead. This is not a local problem, however, as Jim Robbins discusses in the feature article below.
2009 third-smallest fire season since 1970. By Todd Adams. The Challis Messenger.
Continue Reading →“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 are changing the fire regime in Western Montana. Unfortunately, this story did not get to the key until the end – – “Dead trees […]
Continue Reading →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, Grand Teton, and nearby are dying quickly. The Jackson Hole News and Guide reports the the 2800 acre lightning caused fire west of Jackson Lake […]
Continue Reading →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 a real “moonscape,” check out burned over industrial forest lands that were already clearcut.
Continue Reading →Idaho’s forests granted a quiet wildfire season-
More than 2-million acres burned in Idaho in 2007. Less than a hundred thousand burned this year.
Story in the Idaho Mountain Express. Just 98,894 acres have burned across the state this year. By Jason Kauffman. Express Staff Writer.
Continue Reading →Montana and Wyoming fires fewer and milder so far this summer. Billings Gazette. AP.
You can add most of the Western states to this list, except for California.
Continue Reading →As summer advances, debate over the handling of forest fires, is one again on the front burner.
Are the ways forest fires are being fought and prevent “firewise?” By Heath Druzin and Rocky Barker. Idaho Statesman. “We spend billions attacking almost every wildfire, but scientists say that’s bad for the forest, can put firefighters […]
Continue Reading →This analysis is from Forest Policy – Forest Practice, an interesting blog on forest policy written by a number of academics and “practitioners.”
George Wuerthner Gets it Right on Fire, Ecosystems, Management. By Daver Iverson.
This is a summary of George Wuerthner’s recent letter to Oregon’s Senator Ron Wyden who believes that legislation […]
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