by Web Editor | Aug 3, 2015 | News, News/PR
At least 23 wildfires raged in forests and woodlands across California Sunday, taking the life of one firefighter and forcing hundreds to flee their homes. The biggest California wildfire — raging in the Lower Lake area north of San Francisco — spread overnight to...
by Web Editor | Nov 19, 2014 | News, News/PR
Many years ago forests were regulated and kept in check by fire. Wildfires sparked by lightning would clear dead under brush and give larger, healthier trees room to grow. Today, fires are often sparked by humans – whether intentional or accidental – and result in...
by Web Editor | Oct 18, 2013 | News, News/PR
If you burn it, they will come. That movie-based logic is how federal dollars get allocated for forests, say foresters, scientists, environmentalists and others familiar with how fire risk gets handled in the Sierra Nevada range. The Rim Fire that started Aug. 17 and...
