by Web Editor | May 13, 2013 | News, News/PR
Two small but unseasonably early wildfires burning in northern California’s wine country and another wind-whipped blaze farther south likely are a harbinger of a nasty summer fire season across the West. Officials with the National Interagency Fire Center in...
by Web Editor | May 10, 2013 | News, News/PR
The U.S. Forest Service announced Monday that it has selected contractors to provide seven air tankers that fly faster and drop a larger volume of fire retardant than other planes in its firefighting fleet. The agency will spend nearly $160 million over five years for...
by Web Editor | May 8, 2013 | News, News/PR
Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley today signed into law first-of-its-kind legislation that amends Maryland’s forest conservation policy to maintain the State’s current 40 percent tree canopy ─ a no-net-loss. The bill establishes new and expanded reforestation...
by Web Editor | May 6, 2013 | News, News/PR
A fast-growing wildfire along the Pacific Coast Highway northwest of Los Angeles nearly doubled in size Friday and was threatening more than 4,000 homes as crews battled strong winds, tinder-dry conditions and record-breaking temperatures. The Springs Fire had burned...
by Web Editor | May 1, 2013 | News, News/PR
The Bitterroot National Forest is proposing to cut timber on 2,113 acres in the upper reaches of Three Mile and Ambrose Creek drainages under a stewardship project that will send about 6 million board feet of timber to Montana mills. Bitterroot National Forest...
by Web Editor | Apr 29, 2013 | News, News/PR
With much of the West mired in drought conditions heading into the summer, the U.S. Forest Service is preparing for what could be another damaging wildfire season. This year, firefighters will be armed with an updated tool to help them battle fires with the precision...
