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California isn't clearing forests fast enough to tame wildfires
To reduce the growing risk of intense wildfires, California is cutting and burning the areas that fuel them – but these ...
Major U.S. partnership aims to use fuel-break network to protect California forests from fires
The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Forest Service are joining forces with Sierra Pacific Industries, a major ...
Breaking: Test Fire reported in Los Angeles County on March 13
A new wildfire was reported today at 12:20 p.m. in Los Angeles County. Test Fire has been burning on federal land managed by ...
Fired US Forest Service and National Park Service workers say cuts will be felt on fire lines
Fired U.S. National Forest and National Parks employees are speaking out about the mass layoffs by the Trump administration.
Cuts Could Close Campsites and Trails in California, Forest Service Memo Says
A government spreadsheet lists thousands of campsites and trails that could shutter for the summer because of federal ...
Governor Gavin Newsom declares state of emergency for California forests. What it means
The state of emergency allows authorities to bypass environmental regulations and expedite wildfire prevention projects.
Newsom moves to clear flammable brush from California forests after Trump’s criticism over wildfire policies
California Gov. Gavin Newsom tapped into his emergency powers Saturday to relax environmental regulations so that the state ...
Wood thinned from forests prevents wildfires and heats Native American homes
Thinning the forests can help reduce the risk, of wildfires, but discarding the logs was an issue - until the partnership ...
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With eye on Trump, Newsom declares California emergency for forest fires
More than half of California’s forests are federally managed, whereas the state manages roughly 3 percent of forests. After the recent fires broke out in Los Angeles — in what’s expected to ...
How wood gathered from federal forests heats Native American homes — and can help reduce wildfires
Thinning the forests can help reduce the risk, of wildfires, but discarding the logs was an issue - until the partnership with the tribes started. Now the foundation provides wood to 8 tribes, ...
California fire experts weigh in on the Carolina Forest wildfire
Now, California fire experts are offering insight into the Carolina Forest fire. Even though the Carolina Forest wildfire has ...
Remains found in mountains identified as missing firefighter from 2020 wildfire
Remains found late last year in the San Bernardino Mountains have been positively identified as Carlos Baltazar, a U.S.