by FSEEE | Sep 12, 2022 | Briefly, Fire Truth
A recent report by Emily Fairfax and Chris Jordan finds that “biological components,” beaver in particular, are critical to restoring “the full process-based functionality of connected floodplain systems.” The authors note that rivers and streams, “are naturally...
by FSEEE | Aug 19, 2022 | Dispatch, Fire Truth
A recent report on the 2020 Oregon wildfires finds “little evidence to support the use of fuel treatments to mitigate fire severity under extreme fire-weather conditions.” Published in Ecosphere by researchers with the Forest Service and Oregon State University, the...
by Joe Stone | May 18, 2022 | Fire Truth, In Depth
Hailed as “Great news!” by Forest Service Chief Randy Moore, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) allocates about $5.5 billion in additional funding for the Forest Service. In a prepared statement, Moore said the new funding will support an increase in...
by FSEEE | Apr 15, 2022 | Briefly, Fire Truth
Republican congressmen Tom McClintock and Doug LaMalfa introduced legislation “directing the Forest Service to immediately suppress wildfires on National Forest System lands and put an end to the policy of letting fires burn.” If passed, H.R. 6903 would require the...
by FSEEE | Apr 10, 2022 | Briefly, Fire Truth
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...
