by Web Editor | Apr 2, 2014 | News, News/PR
Numerous billion-dollar proposals to create more water storage in California are competing for attention and funding during this third year of drought. But there may be a less-expensive way to increase water flows into the Central Valley: Start thinning out the...
by Web Editor | Mar 28, 2014 | News, News/PR
A federal appeals court sided with the state of Alaska on Wednesday in a ruling that could open a large portion of the Tongass National Forest to road building and logging. In a split decision, a panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a ruling by a...
by Web Editor | Mar 24, 2014 | News, News/PR
They’ll be more air power available to fight wildfires in 2014 than in recent years. The National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho says up to 17 “exclusive use” air tankers will be placed strategically across the country, ready to deploy this wildfire season....
by Web Editor | Mar 5, 2014 | News, News/PR
If there’s a silver lining to the endless cold and snow of this winter, it’s that struggling forests are getting a reprieve from the toll of invasive insects. For decades, winters have been too warm to kill off insects, creating a never-ending population...
by Web Editor | Mar 3, 2014 | News, News/PR
Environmental groups say a forest thinning project on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon confirms their worst fears about the Forest Service management of the troubled forest thinning contracts. The festering dispute centers on whether the Forest Service will leave...
