PAYSON — When lightning ignited chaparral and ponderosa pine litter to form the West Fire ... The older trees develop thick bark that can withstand low-intensity burns. Environmental groups ...

Salt River Project, with aid from corporate, government and nonprofit partners, is thinning Arizona forests to prevent wildfires and save water.

Explore the surprising shift in Colorado forests as they begin releasing more carbon than they absorb, affecting climate ...

As 2025 began, the world watched the devastating fires in southern California. The fires spread rapidly over chaparral-covered hillsides under extremely dry conditions and Santa Ana winds. Thousands ...

Indy Burke, the first female dean in the School of the Environment’s 116-year history, talked to the News about her career, ...

Fire resets the ecological clock,” Fish and Game’s Salmon Region Wildlife Biologist Sean Schroff said. “Idaho is a diverse ...

For example, the thick bark on a ponderosa pine evolved to protect the trunk from periodic fires. Studying tree rings can show that an old ponderosa likely has survived multiple wildfires during ...

As anyone even casually surveying the Gunnison Valley’s landscapes can tell, it is an area of densely forested lands, and a new study released last month has confirmed how impactful those forests are ...