SIERRA NEVADA CONSERVANCY: Restoring Resilience: Leveraging nature-based solutions for wildfire protection and carbon storage in Sierra-Cascade forests Sierra Nevada Conservancy Wildfires and watersheds September 10, 2025By the Sierra Nevada Conservancy Over the last 21 years, the Sierra Nevada Conservancy (SNC) has funded and supported essential...
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH: Industry-managed forests more likely to fuel megafires University of Utah Wildfires and watersheds September 2, 2025Forests managed by timber companies were more likely to exhibit the conditions that megafires love—dense stands of regularly spaced trees...
MONGABAY: Restoring forests or risking flames? Scientists debate active management Mongabay Wildfires and watersheds August 15, 2025By John Cannon, Mongabay On Sept. 8, 2020, a brush field in southern Oregon, in the northwestern U.S., caught fire....
EDWARD RING: Logging saves species and increases our water supply Edward Ring Planning and management July 31, 2025Commentary by Edward Ring, Director of Water and Energy Policy at the California Policy Center There are obvious benefits to...
AG ALERT: Federal forestry cuts fuel wildfire, resource concerns Ag Alert Wildfires and watersheds July 30, 2025By Christine Souza, Ag Alert As wildfire conditions across California are expected to increase steadily through the summer, state officials...
PRESS RELEASE: Wildfire Solutions Coalition launches to secure long-term fire prevention funding in California Press Release/Notice Wildfires and watersheds July 8, 2025Press release from the Wildfire Solutions Coalition A coalition of organizations announced today the formation of the Wildfire Solutions Coalition,...
THE CONVERSATION: Managing forests and other ecosystems under rising threats requires thinking across wide-ranging scenarios The Conversation EcosystemsPlanning and management May 27, 2025By Kyra Clark-Wolf, University of Colorado Boulder; Brian W. Miller, U.S. Geological Survey, and Imtiaz Rangwala, University of Colorado Boulder...
UNR: University researchers predict improved water yields after forest thinning Guest Contributor Ecosystems May 12, 2025Runoff increases by 8% to 14% from thinned forests during drought years when it’s needed most By Joel Seelmeyer, University...
STATELINE: Trump wants to log more trees. He’ll need states’ help. Stateline Policy and regulation March 21, 2025States are increasingly leading projects in national forests. By Alex Brown, Stateline Earlier this month, President Donald Trump signed a...
SIERRA NEVADA CONSERVANCY: Advancing landscape-scale resilience in the Upper Mokelumne River watershed Sierra Nevada Conservancy Wildfires and watersheds January 6, 2025From the Sierra Nevada Conservancy: A recent grant of nearly $4 million from the Wildlife Conservation Board to the Upper...
PRESERVING OUR WATERSHEDS: How Placer County Water Agency and Yuba Water Agency are reducing wildfire risk to protect water supplies Guest Contributor EcosystemsWildfires and watersheds November 12, 2024By Jim Peifer, Executive Director, Regional Water Authority Though summer is behind us, the risk of wildfires persists in our...
DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Tracking the restorative effects of good fire Desert Research Institute Wildfires and watersheds August 9, 2024DRI’s Gabrielle Boisramé has been studying the transformative impact of Yosemite’s natural fire experiment for over a decade. By Elyse...
EDWARD RING: Logging can protect forests, increase water supplies Ag Alert CommentaryWildfires and watersheds July 11, 2024By Edward Ring, Ag Alert Practical solutions to California’s energy and water shortages will always have a better chance of...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: California officials, environmentalists split over plans to harvest biomass from Sierra forests Courthouse News Service Ecosystems June 15, 2024Proponents say biomass production could create clean energy and new jobs in rural California communities. Critics say biomass is not...
OREGON STATE: Research showcases Indigenous stewardship’s role in forest ecosystem resilience Guest Contributor Wildfires and watersheds April 25, 2024By Steve Lundeberg, Oregon State University Oregon State University researchers have teamed with the Karuk Tribe to create a novel...