Learning on the fireline: Fire Tigers of Clemson
(Adapted from CompassLive)
Mentorship is a major part of the program – every student has the opportunity to spend time with experienced fire managers. USDA Forest Service photo by Helen Mohr.
The only way to understand the nuances of working a fireline is by being on one. The six-year-old Fire Tigers Program…
fire, students, forestry, research
Planting new hope in the Umpqua River basin
A sugar pine seedling grows within the Archie Creek Fire scar. Seedlings are planted in the early spring so they are not damaged by hot and dry summer weather. Forest Service photo by Adrienne Barcas
Editor’s note: The USDA Forest Service recently announced a 10-year strategy to confront the…
restoration, fire, wildfire, forestry, forest health, forest management, vegetation, partnerships, contracts, umpqua
Seventy Years Could Not Erase the Memory of a Wildfire Hero
It’s been a busy few months for the Triple Nickles, the U.S. Forest Service’s first African-American smoke jumping crew. On Aug. 6 of this year a member of the crew who was the first recorded death of a hot shot wildland firefighter was posthumously honored at his gravesite that was recently found after a long search.
Deidra McGee holds the award she was given by the Triple Nickles Association…