Forest Service completed prescribed burns on 127,000 acres during shutdown, despite reduced workforce

Despite the government shutdown during prime prescribed burn season across the American West, the Forest Service managed to ...

Prescribed burning helps store forest carbon in big fire-resistant trees, long-term Sierra Nevada study shows

A two-decade-long experiment in the Sierra Nevada found that regular prescribed burns promote carbon sequestration in live ...
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Trail crews continue to reopen parts of Big Basin 5 years after CZU fires

As marine fog drifts between dead coastal redwoods, it dews onto purple lupines, soft yarrow and brown grasses. Five years ...
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10 State Parks In California So Stunning, You’ll Think You’re In A Dream

These 10 incredible parks offer views and adventures you won’t believe! Picture yourself walking on wooden boards that stretch toward the ocean. That’s exactly what happens at MacKerricher State Park.