Forest Service

In this photo,taken Monday, Nov. 2, 2015, vibrant fall colors are shown at Mount Charleston Nevada, which is within the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area of the Humbolt-Toiyabe National Forest.

Op-Eds

Do the Western national forests need to be liabilities?

January 11, 2019 12:00 am

This Oct. 30, 2017 photo shows a notice warning visitors of controlled-fire operations in Kings Canyon National Park, Calif. Californiaâs seemingly endless cycle of wildfires is helping drive plans to do more âcontrolled burnsâ that thin forests choked with dead trees and withered underbrush that if left unchecked can feed monster blazes that force entire communities to flee, destroy homes and take lives. The goal for 2018 is to burn at least 20,000 acres and to clear another 20,000 by crews using chain saws, bulldozers and other machinery.

Energy and Environment

Farm bill a mixed bag for supporters of forest thinning to help stop wildfires

Josh Siegel -

December 11, 2018 4:35 pm

FILE - In this Friday, Nov. 9, 2018, file photo firefighters work to keep flames from spreading through the Shadowbrook apartment complex as a wildfire burns through Paradise, Calif. Authorities say the fire is 95 percent contained Thursday, Nov. 22. The blaze that started Nov. 8 leveled Paradise, killing multiple people and destroyed more than 13,000 homes. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

Energy and Environment

California, feds, green groups partner on more logging to stop deadly wildfires

Josh Siegel -

December 11, 2018 5:00 am

News

Forest Service video shows explosion at Border Patrol agent’s gender-reveal party that caused wildfire

Diana Stancy Correll -

November 27, 2018 4:42 am

In this Dec. 16, 2017, file photo provided by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, flames burn near power lines in Sycamore Canyon near West Mountain Drive in Montecito, Calif.

Business

PG&E tumbles amid liability risk in California’s rampaging Camp Fire

James Langford -

November 14, 2018 7:51 pm

Firefighters monitor a backfire while battling the Delta Fire in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Calif.

Energy and Environment

Before passing farm bill, Congress has a big fight over wildfires to get through

Josh Siegel -

October 10, 2018 4:00 am

Mature cannabis plants are seen in a greenhouse at Glass House Farms in Carpinteria, Calif.

Crime

Feds crack down on marijuana growers using federal land

Naomi Lim -

August 29, 2018 1:54 am

Firefighters monitor a backfire while battling the Ranch Fire, part of the Mendocino Complex Fire near Ladoga, Calif.

Energy and Environment

California report predicts doubling of wildfires, made worse by climate change

Josh Siegel -

August 28, 2018 2:33 pm

King Bass sits and watches the Holy Fire burn from on top of his parents' car as his sister Princess rests her head on his shoulder, Aug. 9, 2018, in Lake Elsinore, Calif.

Beltway Confidential

Most wildfires are started by humans, we can do a lot to prevent them too

Erin Dunne -

August 20, 2018 7:14 pm

Op-Eds

A federal land grab shows how no fences make bad neighbors

Roger Meiners, terry-anderson -

August 10, 2018 10:00 am

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Tag: Forest Service

Do the Western national forests need to be liabilities?

Farm bill a mixed bag for supporters of forest thinning to help stop wildfires

California, feds, green groups partner on more logging to stop deadly wildfires

Forest Service video shows explosion at Border Patrol agent’s gender-reveal party that caused wildfire

PG&E tumbles amid liability risk in California’s rampaging Camp Fire

Before passing farm bill, Congress has a big fight over wildfires to get through

Feds crack down on marijuana growers using federal land

California report predicts doubling of wildfires, made worse by climate change

Most wildfires are started by humans, we can do a lot to prevent them too

A federal land grab shows how no fences make bad neighbors

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