The Lahaina fire on the Hawaiian island of Maui offers some insights into why the current U.S. Forest Service policy of focusing on fuel reduction is misguided. The wildfire began in grasslands and, ...

May 5—There is plenty to debate about salvage logging of burned trees after wildfires. The timber industry says it's important to cut down and remove still-usable trees before they rot and become ...

In the video, which was shared by the Climate Insiders account (@climate_insiders), you can hear the crashing sounds of a ...

DENVER (CBS4) - Colorado's extreme climate can take a toll on any and everything exposed to the elements, including houses, roads and cars. But living things such as trees are also very susceptible to ...

New research explains why forests planted for logging purposes fuel devastating wildfires more often than untouched land.

The U.S. Forest Service is considering changing a rule that prevents logging of large trees on national forestland in parts of Washington and Oregon. Federal officials say it’s an important update ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Environmental groups, including Central Oregon LandWatch, delivered more than 122,000 public comments urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Department of the Interior to ...

In the months after Hurricane Helene leveled thousands of acres in Pisgah National Forest, John Beaudet and other volunteers cleared downed trees from the Appalachian National Scenic Trail. Chopping ...

Friday is the last day for the public to comment on the environmental impact statement of the draft National Old-Growth Amendment. The U.S. Forest Service is deciding how it will manage the remaining ...