Results for keyword: wildfires
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Bonfire of the Superweeds
In Arizona’s Sonoran Desert, good intentions are responsible for the introduction of exotic buffelgrass – but all the good intentions in the world may not be enough to save the desert now that this invasive and fire-prone plant is spreading
by Michelle Nijhuis, Aug 20, 2007 -
A Wyoming forest yearns to burn
Bill Sniffin warns that Wyoming’s Shoshone National Forest is ready to go up in flames.
by Bill Sniffin, Aug 06, 2007 -
Weathering the academic storm
Dan Donato, whose controversial study on salvage logging sparked an academic firestorm, talks about his research and all it provoked
by Erin Halcomb, May 28, 2007 -
Where there's fire, there's global warming
Climate scientist Anthony Westerling is working to illuminate the connection between rising global temperatures and the increasing ferocity of the West’s forest fires
by Matt Jenkins, Aug 07, 2006 -
Burning down the house
Despite the promises of the Healthy Forests Act, the Bush administration has proposed sweeping cuts to community fire programs in the West
by Sarah Gilman, May 01, 2006 -
Yellowstone fires still ignite controversy
In Scorched Earth, journalist Rocky Barker describes firsthand the chaos and consequences of the Yellowstone fires
by Gary Wockner, Nov 28, 2005 -
Are we ready to learn the lessons of fire and flood?
Sen. Larry Craig’s suggestion that New Orleans’ 9th Ward be restored as a wetland may represent a newfound respect for the power of nature and the limits of the human ability to control it
by Rocky Barker, Nov 14, 2005 -
The restoration will not be televised
After the Fires: The Ecology of Change in Yellowstone National Park is an anthology of articles chronicling the long-term effects of the 1988 fires on the park’s ecosystem and wildlife
by Gail Binkly, Sep 05, 2005 -
Tree rings reveal a fiery past — and future
Tree-ring scientists Tom Swetnam and Julio Betancourt study past climatic conditions seeking clues to better forest management
by Michelle Nijhuis, Jan 24, 2005 -
Keepers of the Flame
Black Range District Fire Manager Toby Richards is returning fire to its natural place on New Mexico’s Gila National Forest – and leading the charge for Fire Use in the West.
by Adam Burke, Nov 08, 2004
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