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 ...

Oregon researchers say forest thinning practices don’t have to clash with efforts to protect the northern spotted owl.

Prescribed burns are part of the cycle to keep the forest thriving, as odd as that may sound. And one fire this year proved especially beneficial. "The Sequoia National Forest is at risk of wildfire ...

As part of the U.S. Forest Service’s Wildfire Crisis Strategy, the Sequoia National Forest uses prescribed fire tactics to reduce hazardous fuel loads in the forest. The forest wrapped up burning for ...

The western United States is facing another destructive wildfire season, with more acres burned in Colorado alone in 2025 than in the past four years combined. If global warming continues on its ...

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 ...

The UNFF Country-Led-Initiative (CLI) by the Government of India in support of the UN Forum on Forests was held successfully in Dehradun, India from 26 to 28 October. The meeting brought together over ...

On Wednesday April 19, 2023, a campfire may have sparked a wildfire in a pine forest in the core of the 160,000-acre Croatan National Forest, about 20 miles southwest of New Bern. Known as the Great ...