Humans have altered the forests of western North America markedly over the past several centuries. We’ve suppressed fire, harvested much of the old-growth trees, and built homes and communities within ...

After years of questionable policies, climate change and growing populations, wildfires have gotten worse in the western U.S., and around the world. That’s driven a push to use tools like thinning and ...

Truckee, CA (5 September 2025) -- New research finds that treated forests are 88% less susceptible to high severity wildfire than their unmanaged counterparts, and can recover carbon stocks in only 7 ...

The Fix Our Forests Act (FOFA) removes bureaucratic roadblocks that slow down critical forest management and restoration ...

In these times of climate denialism in Washington, some look for signs of reason in California. Sadly, one particular agency can’t see the forest for the trees. Cal Fire, the state’s chief fire agency ...

The event opened with statements from the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry of Türkiye, the FAO Regional Representative for Europe and Central Asia, the UNFF Bureau Chair, and the Director of the ...

Environmentalists debate whether controlled burns should be part of forest management. Some believe that the practice does a good job of weeding out invasive species and creating healther ecosystems.

Prescribed burns are common tools for land managers, but researchers say Indigenous burning went beyond that, using fire as a land stewardship tool to care for the environment. Tree rings are ...

Black gums and sycamores peek out alongside winding forest roads in southern Indiana while beech and maple trees shoot up in the understory of older, taller oaks. Local forests are growing shadier, ...