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Prescribed burns are widely recognized as an effective wildfire mitigation tool. Now, using satellite imagery, land ...
Initial location: Tulare County, Calif. The pile burning project, known as Merritt Vmp, was initiated 10:05 a.m. Feb. 6 in ...
The State Parks Division of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) was recently awarded a ...
The last widespread fire in the area known as t Fireshed took place in 1880, according to Ellis Margolis of the U.S. Geological Survey. In order to improve the forest resiliency, Margolis said, that ...
"This is exactly why we do prescribed burns," said David Erickson, a forester for Cal Fire SLO, in the release. "They don't just help the environment and improve habitat - they can be the difference ...
It’s hard enough to plan for a prescribed fire in a nature preserve: The wind needs to be just right. Detailed maps are drawn. Plants should be dry. But planning to burn at a preserve in the heart of ...
The Madre Fire is nearly contained, and firefighters say a prescribed burn that took place back in February of this year ...
The U.S. Forest Service is moving forward with a plan to roughly double the acreage for prescribed burns across the ...
U.S. land managers have long known that they have a problem on their hands with overgrown forests and persistent drought.
A new prescribed burn, called Sac Valley Conservancy, was initiated 8:55 p.m. Jan. 6 in Sacramento County, California. The prescribed fire has been burning on private land for six months. Currently, ...