http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 15. 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 http://www.hcn.org/wotr/a-future-of-big-fires-and-tiny-bugs A second-generation forest ranger considers how fire prevention and climate change are affecting the forests he once roamed with his father. No publisher Frank Carroll grazing reform bark beetles climate change forest rangers overgrown forests global warming fire prevention New Mexico Blue River country forest management Frank Carroll Forest Service childhoods National Forest Service forest fires Western landscape drought rural Western life 2012-04-17T18:47:52Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/face-it-all-forests-are-sluts If an allegedly untouched piece of woodland is "virgin forest," what does that make a forest that’s been logged or burnt or otherwise used by humans over the years? No publisher Sharon Friedman botany lodgepole pine logging sexist language virgin forests Forests forestry national forests Forest Service timber industry climate change forest fires clear-cuts human use of forests 2012-04-13T14:40:16Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/dead-man-working When Robert Palmer began crusading for better medical care on the firelines in memory of his brother, he realized -- as many reformers do -- that one of the problems lies in the risk-accepting culture of firefighting and other outdoor occupations. No publisher Neil LaRubbio EMTs firefighter deaths oil rig injuries construction accidents Rob Palmer wildfires ADHD work risks worker recklessness alcohol on the job risky jobs Andy Palmer outdoor work forest fires Forest Service firefighting accidents meth abuse 2012-04-11T16:18:42Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.17/life-as-a-fire-lookout It's a long way from Lower Manhattan to a remote fire lookout's perch in New Mexico. No publisher Philip Connors wildfires Forest Service fire lookouts Philip Connors writers Wall Street Journal forest fires fire watching 2011-10-21T15:16:07Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.17/lack-of-medical-care-on-the-firelines-endangers-firefighters Firefighter Rob Palmer crusades for better emergency medical care in memory of his brother, Andy. No publisher Neil LaRubbio EMTs firefighter deaths Rob Palmer wildfires Forest Service Andy Palmer forest fires firefighting accidents 2011-10-19T14:00:14Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.17/management-by-mega-fire It’s a basic fact of Western life that fire rarely behaves the way we want it to. No publisher Paul Larmer Western land management farmers rural life climate change Western wildfires Forest Service forest fires drought 2011-10-13T18:21:39Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.17/good-policy-and-good-intentions-wont-stop-big-destructive-wildfires Federal agencies have made strides in reducing fire danger in the West's forests, but many factors hinder their efforts No publisher Jodi Peterson wildfires Las Conchas Fire firefighting climate change Obama environmental policy forest management Forest Service Wallow Fire forest fires drought firefighters Bill Armstrong Don Falk 2011-10-17T15:00:30Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/is-wildfire-always-a-question-of-when An innkeeper remembers the fires that roared through her beloved Chiricahua Mountains. No publisher Susan Nunn wildfires forest fires forest health Horseshow Two Fire Chiricahua Mountains drought 2011-07-21T15:21:13Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/why-the-southwest-is-burning This season’s wildfires are caused by three things: Climate change-induced drought, bureaucratic blindness and old-fashioned human folly. No publisher William deBuys wildfire Hot Times Western wildfires climate change denial Forest Service Wallow fire forest fires drought firefighting, 2011-10-10T18:38:39Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/monster-wildfires-have-become-the-new-normal Wildfires cannot be entirely prevented by logging or anything else, but small-scale prescribed burns can help make them less destructive. No publisher Roy Keene and Tim Hermach firefighting Western wildfires Biscuit Fire Bush Healthy Forests Initiative Forest Service Wallow Fire forest fires prescribed burns salvage logging 2011-06-21T18:34:13Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.10/fire-fight-forest-service-finally-reveals-the-hazards-of-chemical-retardants The Forest Service finally assesses the impacts of fire retardant chemicals, but never answers the question of how useful they really are. No publisher Judith Lewis Mernit wildfires firefighting fire retardant chemicals Forest Service forest fires Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics 2011-06-15T14:09:31Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/what-we-dont-admit-about-wildfire The West's inevitable wildfires have a terrible beauty. No publisher Michael Wolcott Coconino National Forest firefighters Western wildfires San Francisco Peaks Schultz Fire forest fires fire suppression 2010-09-22T17:16:22Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.13/some-notable-arson-wildfires-in-the-west Brief descriptions of some notable arson wildfire cases in the West in the last 50 years. No publisher Ray Ring and John N. Maclean forest fires arsonists Hayman Fire Rattlesnake Fire wildfire arson 2010-08-02T04:34:38Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.13/the-worst-manmade-wildfires Most Western wildfires today are caused by humans, either accidentally or deliberately. No publisher Ray Ring wildfires Norman Mclean John Maclean Esperanza Fire forest fires arsonists 2010-08-02T14:48:35Z News Article