Posts tagged Forest Fires

Next to a nuclear explosion, there is no more lethal killing force on earth than a big forest fire. The most violent are called “blowups” …

Of all the human events that have altered the character of western forests, including a century of timber harvesting and livestock grazing, none has had …

The claim that ailing western forests can heal themselves if they are left alone seems based on a belief that pre-European forests and prairies were …

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in 2008. Much of what was written has indeed, unfortunately, come to pass. Our forests are burning while yet …