A new study reveals how forest management informed by Indigenous practices creates unexpected benefits for drought-prone ...

Scientists have shown how actively managing forests to prevent wildfires can also boost the snowpack, a critical source of ...

The U.S. House of Representatives voted May 20 to ease bureaucratic obstacles to forest-thinning activities on 20 million acres of the nation’s most fire-prone federal lands. The bill has the backing ...

Forest managers in the eastern Cascades selectively thin forests to promote wildfire resilience. New research from the University of Washington shows that the same process can also increase seasonal ...

Researchers at the University of Washington published a study that shows that Indigenous-informed tree thinning efforts in the Cascades didn’t just help with wildfire control—it also increased ...

In the aftermath of Australia’s “Black Summer” bushfires of 2019–20, few policy questions have proved as persistent as how, exactly, to live with fire on a warming continent. Governments promise ...

There is a long history of the mechanical thinning of forests in standard forestry operations. Thinning typically involves ...

Forest thinning found to improve the ‘hydrological resilience’ of forests in addition to preventing wildfires.

LAKE TAHOE, Calif./Nev. – Tahoe Fire & Fuels Team forest thinning projects are underway in the Lake Tahoe Basin. These projects are expected to continue for the next several weeks with some projects ...

A new study shows that careful forest thinning in the cascade mountains can reduce wildfire risk and help more snow reach the ground.

The sales were made to Freya Logging, a contractor based in Prince George. The total volume between the two sales is 14,005 ...