Our forest bill is due
Western forests are designed to burn. For the one-third of the U.S. population that lives in high wildfire risk areas, this means if we continue to deprive forests of fire it only makes the next fire bigger and more difficult to control. But with the right preparation and conditions, wildfires sparked by lightning can be managed the way nature intended making communities safer. (USDA Forest…
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Drones change the way forest fires are managed
A Freefly Alta X uncrewed aerial system on the National Forest and Grasslands in Texas, Davy Crockett National Forest, is used in a prescribed fire. USDA Forest Service photo by Greg Deimel.
TEXAS—Leaps in uncrewed aircraft systems, or drones, are changing the way fire is managed in…
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Updates to Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy set unified approach to wildfire management
The new addendum to the Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy identifies new drivers impacting wildland fire and encourages employees to work with other agencies, tribes and local communities to address wildfire risk. USDA Forest Service photo.
WASHINGTON, DC—The Forest Service, along…
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Fuels treatments critical to wildfire management
Widespread thunderstorms delivered lightning without precipitation to the dry hillsides surrounding Asotin, Wash. (USDA Forest Service/Umatilla National Forest)
Editor’s note: The USDA Forest Service recently announced a 10-year strategy to confront the wildfire crisis and improve forest resilience. The…