Professor John Bailey, Oregon State University. Photo: OSU Professor of silviculture at Oregon State University’s College of Forestry John Bailey says, “We need to use the best scientific information that we’ve developed about how to treat forests. Then monitor these treatments and adapt them based on what we’ve learned.” In Oregon, the unexpected consequences of..

Colville National Forest.  Photo: Colville National Forest, USDA A sea change is underway. It is plainly visible in recent appellate decisions that federal judges are viewing collaborative forest restoration projects as the Cohesive Strategy intended.  An article by Jim Peterson on evergreemmagazine.com highlights two court cases that without a doubt, indicate that the tides are..

Sage grouse require wide-open, conifer-free sagebrush country as well as access to wet habitats. Photo: Brianna Randall I read today that over a million acres of sage grouse habitat has burned this year in wildfires. Innovative new research can help in the management of sagebrush landscapes and aid in the effort to reduce wildfires across..

Drought impacted trees in Sequoia National Park.  Photo: Nate Stephenson, USGS The next mega-droughts and subsequent active wildfire seasons for the western U.S. might be predictable a full year in advance with the help of a new model based on tropical climate variability, global climate change and the natural filtering effects of soils.  An international..

Hayman Fire in Colorado, 2002.  Photo: US Forest Service. In a recent Treesource article, Karl Puckett quotes Mark Finney, research forester for the US Forest Service’s Rocky Mountain Research Station who says we’re in a “fire paradox” where the more we fight against fires, the worse they get when they happen.  “The secret to living with..