EOS: Wildfire smoke affects the function of lake ecosystems American Geophysical Union News June 27, 2024 61Smoke-covered lakes see shifts in biological and energy processes that influence food webs, carbon storage, and more. By Carolyn Wilke,...
UC DAVIS: Study reveals 70% of CA blanketed in smoke during record wildfire seasons: Impacts on state’s lakes examined UC Davis NewsScience May 23, 2024 357By Kat Kerlin, UC Davis As much as 70% of California was covered by wildfire smoke during parts of 2020...
STANFORD NEWS: Understanding how wildfires change soil could aid recovery Stanford University News May 16, 2024 44From Stanford News Severe wildfires can drive chemical changes in soil that affect ecosystem recovery and risks to human health....
OREGON STATE: Research showcases Indigenous stewardship’s role in forest ecosystem resilience Guest Contributor News April 25, 2024 73By Steve Lundeberg, Oregon State University Oregon State University researchers have teamed with the Karuk Tribe to create a novel...
UC SANTA CRUZ: Closer water monitoring needed as wildfires increase UC Santa Cruz News March 26, 2024 157By Mike Peña, UC Santa Cruz With climate change leading to increases in the size and frequency of wildfires, UC...
USGS: New publication looks at wildfire policy in the US USGS Other Publications February 23, 2024 42A comprehensive OECD Environmental Policy Paper on wildfire risk, policy, and strategy in the United States explains how to incorporate...
USGS supports effort to understand impacts on water quality caused by 2018 Camp Fire in Paradise Maven News February 9, 2024 128From the USGS: During November 2018, the Camp Fire burned more than 150,000 acres in Butte County, California, including the...
STANFORD NEWS: Low-intensity fires reduce wildfire risk by 60% Stanford University News November 11, 2023 249High-intensity, often catastrophic, wildfires have become increasingly frequent across the Western U.S. Researchers quantified the value of managed low-intensity burning...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Heat waves strike rivers too—can prescribed burns and beavers cool streams for salmon? Robin Meadows Science November 2, 2023 274By Robin Meadows While marine heat waves are well known, a 2022 study was the first to document aquatic temperature...
THE CONVERSATION: What the extreme fire seasons of 1910 and 2020 – and 2,500 years of forest history – tell us about the future of wildfires in the West The Conversation News October 17, 2023 104Kyra Clark-Wolf, University of Colorado Boulder and Philip Higuera, University of Montana Strong winds blew across mountain slopes after a...
NOTICE: USACE issues permit authorizing California wildfire mitigation activities in waters of the United States Press Release/Notice ANNOUNCEMENTS August 31, 2023 21From the US Army Corps: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has issued Regional General Permit (RGP) 10, authorizing activities...
USFS: Protecting water from fire: How the Wildfire Crisis Strategy protects critical infrastructure US Forest Service News August 17, 2023 105By Benjamin Cossel, Stanislaus National Forest If they’d only known. Back in the 1850s, miners in the Sierra Nevada gold-rush...
UCLA: Why are California’s wildfires getting worse? Experts explain what we know UCLA News August 15, 2023 133Paper adds clarity to contentious debate with implications for lives and property David Colgan, UCLA Key takeaways Experts authored a...
CAL MATTERS: Drones, satellites and AI: How California fights its unpredictable wildfires with analytics Cal Matters News July 12, 2023 600By Julie Cart, Cal Matters Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters...
DELTA COUNCIL: Wildfires increasing in acres burned and severity, but total cost to California remains unclear Maven Meetings and Events July 6, 2023 251California’s forests are facing a growing threat: wildfires. The severity and frequency of these fires are on the rise, fueled...