The Moose Fire burned thousands of acres of the Smith family’s federal grazing allotment to ash. But thanks to an

On the edge of Townsend, Montana, alongside South Front Street (Highway 287), a new, or rather very old, kind of

The Farm Bill. A piece of legislation that quietly shapes much of life in this country - especially for those

Elegantly written and abundantly informative, Timothy Egan’s The Big Burn tells the dramatic story of the 1910 wildfire that tore

Few nonfiction wildfire books capture a moment in fire history as vividly as Young Men and Fire. With the precision

As my wife and I begin building our home in rural Montana, wildfire resilience has been central to our planning.

It was 1997 when I first heard Dr. Craig D. Allen, a research ecologist, make an alarming prediction. I had

As wildfires become more frequent and intense, protecting your home is more important than ever - whether you live in

This sagebrush ecosystem in Idaho has been fully invaded by cheatgrass. Right: Charred fenceposts and brittle wire make fences a

T he sign outside the Valley Fire District in Granite County, Montana, jokingly touts “Same Day Service since 1876.” Of course,

Across the West, as suburban sprawl, working lands and wilderness collide, many communities now have Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPPs).

Painfully drawn-out claims process adds another scar after New Mexico’s largest-ever fire Hell. That’s how Max Garcia, a farmer and rancher from