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A wildfire on Arizona’s Mount Graham almost reached
the University of Arizona’s controversial mountaintop
telescopes – and may yet destroy an already endangered
squirrel
by Mitch Tobin,
Aug 30, 2004
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Citing safety concerns, the federal government has
canceled contracts for 33 privately owned large air tankers,
usually used to fight Western wildfires
by Dan Wilcock,
Jun 21, 2004
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The large-scale salvage logging planned for the Biscuit
Fire area in southern Oregon and Northern California marks the
first time logging has been approved on land previously protected
by the Roadless Rule
by Dan Wilcock,
Jun 21, 2004
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Land managers have been talking about letting more
wildfires burn, but the recent blowup of the Peppin Fire near
Capitan, N.M. – home of Smokey Bear – leads to renewed
talk of aggressive fire suppression
by Adam Burke,
Jun 21, 2004
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The proposed salvage logging of the Biscuit Fire area in
Oregon’s Siskiyou Forest is one of the largest timber sales
in history, and critics say it’s not only ecologically
dangerous, but undermines the Roadless Rule
by Kathie Durbin,
Dec 22, 2003
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From Conquest to Conservation: Our Public Lands Legacy by
Michael P. Dombeck, Christopher A. Wood and Jack E. Williams takes
a hopeful view of the ecological future of the nation’s
public lands
by April Reese,
Oct 27, 2003
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A Season of Fire: Four Months on the Firelines of
America’s Forests by Douglas Gantenbein refuses to glamorize
firefighting or settle for simple solutions to the West’s
fire problems
by Ali Macalady,
Oct 13, 2003
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In Fire and Ashes: On the Front Lines of American
Wildfire, John N. Mclean leads readers through sweaty-palmed human
encounters with Western wildfires
by Joshua Zaffos,
Oct 13, 2003
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A Montana pilot flies a fire spotter over the western part
of the state in one of the worst fire seasons she’s ever
known
by Wendy Beye,
Sep 29, 2003
