The region’s forests are adapted to fire. It’s a natural and necessary part of the ecosystem. Today’s megafires, though, burn ...

Larch bear dense bark capable of withstanding surface fires. Ponderosa pine shed lower branches as they mature, shielding sensitive needles from scorching fires below. African aloes and Brazilian ...

the Center produced an historical review of ponderosa pine based on early forest surveys conducted in the region. Presettlement Conditions of Ponderosa Pine Forests in the American Southwest remains ...

A UC Davis field crew measures a large ponderosa pine while conducting forest ... pines that once grew in a open-canopied forest now confront waves of fire-intolerant firs and incense cedars ...

“Ponderosa Pine litter is extreme flammable,” she ... For decades the federal government has had a policy to stop forest fires as soon as they started. This prevented the natural burning ...

Less than 1 percent of prescribed fires escape the Forest Service’s control ... pinyon-juniper woodlands of the Southwest, the ponderosa pine stands of the Rocky Mountains, the mixed conifer ...

The U.S. Forest Service is aiming to address local wildfire risk through ‘Sandpoint South’ — a proposed 2026 initiative to ...

He shared a photograph of a ponderosa pine trunk ... and 2000 is almost empty as a result of fire suppression. Coop said that although overall forest area has decreased in the past 150 years ...