Forest Management
PROTECTING OUR FORESTS: WILDFIRES ARE THE REAL THREAT
If the goal is really to reduce net carbon emissions and address climate change, one of the best things we can do is to actively
August 29, 2023
Forest management includes what happens before, during, and after a fire.
By applying accepted scientific management measures including prescribed burning, thinning overstocked stands of timber, increased logging, and post fire removal of dead and dying trees we can create healthier, more fire resilient conditions on our Federal Forest Lands.
If the goal is really to reduce net carbon emissions and address climate change, one of the best things we can do is to actively
Tom Kress, Douglas County Commissioner | Jun 21, 2023 Wildfires have become increasingly devastating in recent years, ravaging massive areas of land, destroying homes and
Talk about busy work. The U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management are counting the number of old-growth and “mature” trees on federal land.
High-intensity fires in western states kill mature trees and their seeds while warmer, drier conditions stress seedlings. But forest managers can still intervene to change
As wood burns, many chemicals such as carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and ozone are released. For people with respiratory health issues, the
How often do you get your hair cut? Odds are you go every couple of months—maybe in the depths of the Covid pandemic, you stretched
More than a million acres of state forest contain trees that have succumbed to stressors exacerbated by a multi-year drought. Gabrielle Canon | The Guardian
Fire science and experience over decades of research and field practice have settled on a major prevention tool: fuels reduction. Author Kelly Andersson | https://wildfiretoday.com/tag/thinning/
Melissa Cribbins was named Executive Director of Communities for Healthy Forests on Jan. 1, 2023, succeeding former Douglas County (OR) Commissioner, Doug Robertson. In her
Join our effort to change policy, educate the public and lawmakers, and turn the tide back in favor of balanced, science-based restoration practices that can reduce fuels, save property, and keep our communities and forests healthy and prosperous.