by Web Editor | Oct 14, 2013 | News, News/PR
A new gold rush may be on in California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains, but this time the treasure is burned trees to salvage for lumber. The Rim Fire that charred a quarter-million acres of the Stanislaus National Forest and Yosemite National Park over the summer...
by Web Editor | Oct 2, 2013 | News, News/PR
Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Granite Bay, this week introduced a bill to speed salvage logging within the 400-square-mile burned area of the Rim Fire. McClintock says the bill is needed because lawsuits by environmentalists or regulatory hurdles could otherwise delay such...
by Web Editor | Sep 4, 2013 | News, News/PR
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack largely defended the federal government’s management of national forests amid criticisms that massive buildups of hazardous fuels have added to wildfires’ intensity. Vilsack said there’s “no question there’s...
by Web Editor | Aug 30, 2013 | News, News/PR
As of Friday morning, authorities said, the Rim Fire has burned 201,894 acres and is 32 percent contained. Cost of fighting the fire has reached $46.8 million. It’s the fifth largest fire in state history. No. 1, the Cedar Fire burned 273,246 acres in Southern...
by Web Editor | Aug 21, 2013 | News, News/PR
An out-of-control forest fire threatening more than 2,000 structures near Yosemite National Park was one of more than 50 active, large wildfires dotting the western U.S. on Wednesday. The remote blaze in Stanislaus National Forest west of Yosemite grew to more than 25...