When the Caldor Fire swept through Christmas Valley and Meyers in 2021, many expected to return to a smoking, blackened wreck—and were surprised by the fire leaving the areas largely unharmed.

Over the years, occasional guest columns have argued incorrectly that fuel treatments in our forests don’t affect wildfires. George Wuerthner’s column of Wednesday, Aug. 2, is among the most recent ...

Nov. 18—The federal government funded around 32,000 wildfire management projects last year around the nation. The year before, it covered around 27,000. Despite that number, there are still gaps in ...

In what came to be called the "Christmas Valley miracle," the Lake Tahoe Basin communities of Christmas Valley and Meyers ...

As wildfires get more intense, there are questions about how effective prescribed fire and other fuel treatments can be. New research suggests that they can still have real impacts.

A few days after Labor Day, the Lionshead Fire came over a ridge and started burning downhill toward the Stahlman Summer Homes, a group of 68 cabins on the south side of Detroit Lake. The fire, which ...

Forests are viewed as a potential sink for carbon (C) that might otherwise contribute to climate change. It is unclear, however, how to manage forests with frequent fire regimes to maximize C storage ...

Pilot Flying J has introduced a new diesel fuel treatment with an anti-gel formula and is now winter-blending its diesel fuel in cold weather areas. Diesel Treatment with Anti-Gel treats up to 320 ...