Plan Falls Short on Wilderness Recommendation

Plan Falls Short on Wilderness Recommendation

Gallatin National Forest lies at the northwest corner of Yellowstone National Park. Along with Custer National Forest, it encompasses more than 3.3 million acres, including the Absaroka-Beartooth and Lee Metcalf wilderness areas. The final Custer Gallatin Land...
Forest Service Adopts 10-year Wildfire Strategy

Forest Service Adopts 10-year Wildfire Strategy

The next issue of Forest News is at the printer’s. Here’s a preview: The Department of Agriculture and the Forest Service have launched a “comprehensive response to the nation’s growing wildfire crisis.” The 10-year strategic plan outlines “the need to...
Conservancy, Investors Collaborate on Forest Management

Conservancy, Investors Collaborate on Forest Management

The Nature Conservancy has partnered with BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group through an initiative to sustainably manage forests in 11 U.S. states from the South to the Pacific Northwest. The initiative will address “the twin crises of biodiversity loss and...
Study: Severe Wildfire More Common Prior to 1900

Study: Severe Wildfire More Common Prior to 1900

A peer-reviewed study published in September finds that severe wildfires were less common during the past three decades than they were prior to the 20th century. William Baker, professor emeritus at the University of Wyoming, authored the study, and his analysis...