Westward expansion was tough on the nation's forests. After a cycle of wildfires sparked by overgrazing and overcutting, the resulting damage begged for government intervention, said Stephen Pyne, an ...

"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 ...

A team of Stanford scientists found that pre-burning certain areas reduced the severity of future wildfires by as much as 16% ...

The U.S. Forest Service is moving forward with a plan to roughly double the acreage for prescribed burns across the ...

Prescribed fire is an important and effective wildlife habitat management and forestry tool. When used correctly, fire can improve habitat for a variety of wildlife species, forage for cattle, and ...

As Australia and the world grapple with global warming and increased bushfire risks, University of South Australia ecologists ...

Prescribed fire is largely the purview of DEC Forest Rangers in New York state. In some other states, though, particularly in the south, it's a common practice among private landowners.

Prescribed fire is also useful for site preparation, such as to improve conditions for timber harvesting or to increase the property's aesthetic value, diminished by overcrowded understories and ...

2) Funding. Prescribed fire is considerably more cost-effective than wildfire suppression, which can cost more than $2 billion a year in the U.S., but there is little dedicated funding for prescribed ...

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, ...

Amanda Rau, prescribed fire coordinator for Oregon Department of Forestry, said there’s a lot of factors that go into planning for a prescribed burn. “It's slightly mystified.

Any fire brand that landed on a receptive fuel bed – 95 percent of those would start a new fire. Then you have to go fight that fire on top of the one you’re already fighting.” Without the prescribed ...