High Country News http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 2. Fire scientists fight over what Western forests should look like http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.16/fire-scientists-fight-over-what-western-forests-should-look-like Controversial new studies question the conventional wisdom on Western ponderosa forests and the severity of their historic wildfires. No publisher Emily Guerin wildfire megafires forest fires firefighting Hot Times Thomas Swetnam Southwest model fire regimes Wally Covington Tom Swetnam 2012-10-16T23:26:45Z News Article Tree rings reveal a fiery past — and future http://www.hcn.org/issues/290/15231 Tree-ring scientists Tom Swetnam and Julio Betancourt study past climatic conditions seeking clues to better forest management No publisher Michelle Nijhuis wildfires tree rings dendrochronology National Interagency Fire forest fire Climate Change Julio Betancourt paleoclimates Forests Research fire scars Fires La Nina Center Science Tom Swetnam El Nino Laboratory of Tree-Ring Hot Times weather patterns 2010-09-30T15:46:44Z News Article