BUCK MEADOWS, Calif. — With long strides, Chad T. Hanson plunged into a burned-out forest, his boots kicking up powdery ash. Blackened, lifeless trees stretched toward an azure sky. Hanson, an ...

One UC Davis researcher says the majority of forest fires are put out before they reach 200 acres and around 60-80% of California's forest land has excess fuel due to centuries of fire suppression.

I recently came across the 2022 article, “Crowning Fury,” about the effects of the Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Fire, which was ignited by two separate escaped Forest Service prescribed burns. In ...

Forest Service Tries A Different Approach On Whether To Let Fires Burn Scientists say more low-intensity wildfires are needed to clear out overgrown forests to help prevent bigger fires. Deciding ...

Cook-Patton’s new study, published in Nature and coauthored by researchers from 17 academic and environmental organizations, says estimates of the rate of carbon accumulation by natural forest ...

‘Forest bath’ is way to let nature cleanse away stress A forest walk needn’t be vigorous. A stroll, contemplation of natural beauty, even time to sit and read a book can be cleansing.

Some say that with rules and enforcement, we can increase mechanized activities in Forest Park and all can co-exist. But once you've taken this step, you can't go back.