Fighting fires safely and responsibly
T he sign outside the Valley Fire District in Granite County, Montana, jokingly touts “Same Day Service since 1876.” Of course, the Valley Fire District, like fire protection districts across the
Community wildfire readiness: What landowners need to know
Across the West, as suburban sprawl, working lands and wilderness collide, many communities now have Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPPs). The 2003 Healthy Forest Restoration Act encouraged these plans in
Can we accelerate post-fire recovery without compromising future resilience?
This BLM photo from 2016 shows a re-seeded area in the Soda Fire burn scar in Idaho where native bunchgrasses are sprouting and germinating well.
Thinking Like an Ember
A prescribed fire is tended as part of a joint project with the Lomakatsi Restoration Project, The Nature Conservancy and Bureau of Land Management that treated forests on the Sycan
Born of Fire
Fireweed (Chamerion angustifolium) is a member of the evening primrose family that is one of the first plants to recolonize burned areas: It was among the first plants to return following the eruption of Mt. St.