The New York Times 10:29 pm on August 1, 2022
Tags: Air Pollution ( 177 ), Bureau of Land Management ( 23 ), Center for Biological Diversity ( 8 ), Democratic Party ( 2,514 ), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ( 4 ), Fish and Wildlife Service ( 33 ), Forest Service, Global Warming ( 1,534 ), Greenhouse Gas Emissions ( 1,084 ), Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 ( 20 ), Manchin, Joe III ( 269 ), Marcellus Shale ( 2 ), Virginia ( 210 ), West Virginia ( 66 )

Manchin Won a Pledge From Democrats to Finish a Contested Pipeline

To secure the senator’s support for a climate and tax package, party leaders promised to pass a law to complete the line and to prioritize some other fossil fuel projects.

#air-pollution, #bureau-of-land-management, #center-for-biological-diversity, #democratic-party, #federal-energy-regulatory-commission, #fish-and-wildlife-service, #forest-service, #global-warming, #greenhouse-gas-emissions, #inflation-reduction-act-of-2022, #manchin-joe-iii, #marcellus-shale, #virginia, #west-virginia

The New York Times 3:00 pm on July 30, 2022
Tags: california ( 1,446 ), Forest Service, Global Warming ( 1,534 ), Greenhouse Gas Emissions ( 1,084 ), house of representatives ( 1,106 ), Interior Department ( 67 ), Logging Industry ( 8 ), National Park Service ( 52 ), National Parks, Monuments and Seashores ( 118 ), United States Politics and Government ( 9,287 ), Wildfires ( 403 ), Wood and Wood Products ( 27 ), Yosemite National Park (Calif) ( 18 )

The Case Against Commercial Logging in Wildfire-Prone Forests

Logging tends to increase, not decrease, extreme fires.

#california, #forest-service, #global-warming, #greenhouse-gas-emissions, #house-of-representatives, #interior-department, #logging-industry, #national-park-service, #national-parks-monuments-and-seashores, #united-states-politics-and-government, #wildfires, #wood-and-wood-products, #yosemite-national-park-calif

The New York Times 7:08 pm on June 29, 2022
Tags: Cal Fire ( 21 ), Fires and Firefighters ( 288 ), Forest Service, Global Warming ( 1,534 ), internal-sub-only-nl ( 739 ), New Mexico ( 84 ), Southwestern States (US) ( 22 ), Weather ( 514 ), Wildfires ( 403 )

Wildfires Could Be Treated as a Form Of Maintenance, Like Flu Shots

Climate change hasn’t made all prescribed burns unsafe, but more care needs to be taken in starting them, and even then, risk cannot be eliminated entirely.

#cal-fire, #fires-and-firefighters, #forest-service, #global-warming, #internal-sub-only-nl, #new-mexico, #southwestern-states-us, #weather, #wildfires

The New York Times 9:00 am on June 21, 2022
Tags: Federal Emergency Management Agency ( 87 ), Forest Service, Forests and Forestry ( 146 ), National Park Service ( 52 ), New Mexico ( 84 ), Politics and Government ( 4,466 ), Southwestern States (US) ( 22 ), Wildfires ( 403 )

New Mexico’s Largest Wildfire Was a Prescribed Burn. What Are Victims Owed?

Two prescribed burns got out of control, becoming New Mexico’s largest recorded wildfire. But experts say it’s necessary to thin forests in a region primed for destruction.

#federal-emergency-management-agency, #forest-service, #forests-and-forestry, #national-park-service, #new-mexico, #politics-and-government, #southwestern-states-us, #wildfires

The New York Times 9:00 am on May 5, 2022
Tags: arizona ( 317 ), Boulder (Colo) ( 35 ), california ( 1,446 ), Colorado ( 180 ), Fires and Firefighters ( 288 ), florida ( 604 ), Forest Service, Forests and Forestry ( 146 ), Global Warming ( 1,534 ), Greenhouse Gas Emissions ( 1,084 ), Heat and Heat Waves ( 99 ), Nature Conservancy ( 9 ), Nebraska ( 36 ), New Mexico ( 84 ), Oregon ( 150 ), Rain ( 124 ), Texas ( 812 ), United States ( 3,935 ), University of California, Los Angeles ( 38 ), Wildfires ( 403 ), Wind ( 80 )

Why Climate Change Makes It Harder to Fight Fire With Fire

Worsening wildfires in recent years have led officials to embrace planned fires to thin forests before disaster strikes. But the warming world is making it tougher to do safely.

#arizona, #boulder-colo, #california, #colorado, #fires-and-firefighters, #florida, #forest-service, #forests-and-forestry, #global-warming, #greenhouse-gas-emissions, #heat-and-heat-waves, #nature-conservancy, #nebraska, #new-mexico, #oregon, #rain, #texas, #united-states, #university-of-california-los-angeles, #wildfires, #wind

The New York Times 10:00 am on March 6, 2022
Tags: Acadia National Park (Me) ( 5 ), Appalachian Mountain Club ( 3 ), Aurora Borealis ( 4 ), Bar Harbor (Me), Boundary Waters Canoe Area (Minn), Content Type: Service ( 1,558 ), Forest Service, Shelburne Museum, Space and Astronomy ( 455 ), Travel and Vacations ( 896 )

How to View the Northern Lights From New England and the Midwest

With careful planning, timing and luck, witnessing the aurora borealis in the Lower 48 is one of the greatest yet most rarely seen spectacles for anyone willing to sacrifice a bit of sleep.

#acadia-national-park-me, #appalachian-mountain-club, #aurora-borealis, #bar-harbor-me, #boundary-waters-canoe-area-minn, #content-type-service, #forest-service, #shelburne-museum, #space-and-astronomy, #travel-and-vacations

The New York Times 1:18 am on February 9, 2022
Tags: Animals ( 291 ), Cattle ( 37 ), Forest Service, Forests and Forestry ( 146 ), Livestock ( 30 ), Wilderness Areas ( 35 ), Wildlife Die-Offs ( 14 )

Plan to Remove Feral Cattle From National Forest in New Mexico Raises Concerns

Most everyone agrees the unbranded animals are a problem in Gila National Forest. But fear that the plan involves shooting them from a helicopter has led to sharp opposition.

#animals, #cattle, #forest-service, #forests-and-forestry, #livestock, #wilderness-areas, #wildlife-die-offs

The New York Times 10:42 am on January 19, 2022
Tags: Agriculture Department ( 68 ), Forest Service, Forests and Forestry ( 146 ), Global Warming ( 1,534 ), Western States (US) ( 46 ), Wildfires ( 403 )

Biden Administration Announces Plan to Spend Billions to Prevent Wildfires

The plan is an expensive one, but it is only partially funded.

#agriculture-department, #forest-service, #forests-and-forestry, #global-warming, #western-states-us, #wildfires

The New York Times 10:00 am on January 3, 2022
Tags: Burns ( 8 ), california ( 1,446 ), Fires and Firefighters ( 288 ), Forest Service, Forests and Forestry ( 146 ), Global Warming ( 1,534 ), Greenhouse Gas Emissions ( 1,084 ), Pacific Gas and Electric Co ( 28 ), Sustainable Living ( 81 ), Wildfires ( 403 )

Have Wildfires Ruined California’s Magic?

The honeymoon’s over for its residents now that wildfires are almost constant. Has living in this natural wonderland lost its magic?

#burns, #california, #fires-and-firefighters, #forest-service, #forests-and-forestry, #global-warming, #greenhouse-gas-emissions, #pacific-gas-and-electric-co, #sustainable-living, #wildfires

The New York Times 5:38 pm on November 10, 2021
Tags: DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid) ( 106 ), Forest Service, Forests and Forestry ( 146 ), Hood Canal (Wash), Pacific Northwestern States (US) ( 41 ), Trees and Shrubs ( 83 ), Washington (State) ( 131 ), Wildfires ( 403 )

Tree DNA Sends a Poacher to Prison in 2018 Maple Fire Case

Loggers seeking a prized hardwood started the fire in the Olympic National Forest, prosecutors said. The use of timber DNA evidence was a first in a federal criminal trial.

#dna-deoxyribonucleic-acid, #forest-service, #forests-and-forestry, #hood-canal-wash, #pacific-northwestern-states-us, #trees-and-shrubs, #washington-state, #wildfires

The New York Times 10:12 pm on October 21, 2021
Tags: california ( 1,446 ), Chung, Ellen (d 2021) ( 3 ), Deaths (Fatalities) ( 1,229 ), Forest Service, Forests and Forestry ( 146 ), Gerrish, Jonathan (d 2021) ( 3 ), Sierra National Forest (Calif) ( 4 )

Extreme Heat Caused Family’s Death in Sierra National Forest, Authorities Say

After a two-month effort to find out what killed Jonathan Gerrish, Ellen Chung, their 1-year-old daughter, Miju, and their dog, investigators pointed to 109-degree heat and a lack of water.

#california, #chung-ellen-d-2021, #deaths-fatalities, #forest-service, #forests-and-forestry, #gerrish-jonathan-d-2021, #sierra-national-forest-calif

The New York Times 9:01 am on October 19, 2021
Tags: california ( 1,446 ), Conservation of Resources ( 149 ), Drought ( 101 ), Forest Service, Global Warming ( 1,534 ), Kings Canyon National Park (Calif), Muir, John ( 2 ), National Parks, Monuments and Seashores ( 118 ), Pacific Crest Trail ( 2 ), Sierra Nevada Region (US) ( 17 ), Wilderness Areas ( 35 ), Wildfires ( 403 )

Has Climate Change Cut Us Off From the Wilderness in California?

In California, there is no escape from global warming for many of the species affected and none for the species causing the problem.

#california, #conservation-of-resources, #drought, #forest-service, #global-warming, #kings-canyon-national-park-calif, #muir-john, #national-parks-monuments-and-seashores, #pacific-crest-trail, #sierra-nevada-region-us, #wilderness-areas, #wildfires

The New York Times 10:28 pm on August 30, 2021
Tags: Cal Fire ( 21 ), california ( 1,446 ), Evacuations and Evacuees ( 204 ), Forest Service, Forests and Forestry ( 146 ), Lake Tahoe (Nev) ( 13 ), Nevada ( 95 ), Sierra Nevada Region (US) ( 17 ), South Lake Tahoe (Calif) ( 4 ), Weather ( 514 ), Wildfires ( 403 )

Caldor Fire Intensifies and Evacuations Are Ordered Near Lake Tahoe

The fire had spread to more than 177,000 acres and was 14 percent contained, according to Cal Fire.

#cal-fire, #california, #evacuations-and-evacuees, #forest-service, #forests-and-forestry, #lake-tahoe-nev, #nevada, #sierra-nevada-region-us, #south-lake-tahoe-calif, #weather, #wildfires

The New York Times 5:55 pm on August 26, 2021
Tags: Drought ( 101 ), Fires and Firefighters ( 288 ), Forest Service, Forests and Forestry ( 146 ), Minnesota ( 112 ), National Weather Service ( 105 ), Wildfires ( 403 )

Large Wildfire in Minnesota Imperils Homes, Fouls Air in Region

The Greenwood fire in the Superior National Forest has burned about 25,000 acres near the Canadian border since Aug. 15.

#drought, #fires-and-firefighters, #forest-service, #forests-and-forestry, #minnesota, #national-weather-service, #wildfires

The New York Times 12:06 am on June 24, 2021
Tags: Big Sur (Calif) ( 5 ), Buddhism ( 37 ), Evacuations and Evacuees ( 204 ), Fires and Firefighters ( 288 ), Forest Service, Meditation ( 64 ), Monasteries and Monks ( 18 ), Wildfires ( 403 )

‘Fire Monks’ Defend Tassajara Zen Monastery From Wildfire

Eight monks protecting the Buddhist center near Big Sur, Calif., are relying not only on training from professional firefighters but also on their Zen practice.

#big-sur-calif, #buddhism, #evacuations-and-evacuees, #fires-and-firefighters, #forest-service, #meditation, #monasteries-and-monks, #wildfires

The New York Times 10:30 am on June 1, 2021
Tags: Butterflies and Moths ( 14 ), california ( 1,446 ), Endangered and Extinct Species ( 215 ), Flowers and Plants ( 183 ), Forest Service, River Partners

California Throws a Rescue Line to Its Dwindling Monarch Butterflies

A coalition of conservation groups have partnered with the state to add 30,000 milkweed plants in an attempt to restore the species’ population.

#butterflies-and-moths, #california, #endangered-and-extinct-species, #flowers-and-plants, #forest-service, #river-partners

The New York Times 5:33 pm on April 29, 2021
Tags: BlueTriton Brands Inc, california ( 1,446 ), California Water Resources Control Board, Drought ( 101 ), Forest Service, Nestle Waters North America, Plastic Bottles ( 9 ), pollution ( 76 ), San Bernardino (Calif) ( 9 ), Shortages ( 499 ), Water ( 192 )

Facing Droughts, California Challenges Nestlé Over Water Use

A draft cease-and-desist letter sent to BlueTriton — known until this month as Nestlé Waters North America — is the latest development in a yearslong battle over water resources in the San Bernardino area.

#bluetriton-brands-inc, #california, #california-water-resources-control-board, #drought, #forest-service, #nestle-waters-north-america, #plastic-bottles, #pollution, #san-bernardino-calif, #shortages, #water

The New York Times 9:02 pm on April 7, 2021
Tags: Archaeology and Anthropology ( 161 ), Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest (Ga), Cherokee Indians ( 14 ), Forest Service, Georgia ( 557 ), Historic Buildings and Sites ( 263 ), Muscogee (Creek) Nation (Okumlgee, Okla) ( 11 ), Native Americans ( 226 ), Vandalism ( 64 )

Ancient Native American Site Is Defaced in Georgia Forest

Rock faces and boulders bearing figure carvings called petroglyphs were scratched or dabbed with paint, the United States Forest Service said.

#archaeology-and-anthropology, #chattahoochee-oconee-national-forest-ga, #cherokee-indians, #forest-service, #georgia, #historic-buildings-and-sites, #muscogee-creek-nation-okumlgee-okla, #native-americans, #vandalism

The New York Times 4:00 pm on February 6, 2021
Tags: Agriculture Department ( 68 ), Epidemics ( 496 ), Forest Service, Forests and Forestry ( 146 ), Insects ( 56 ), International Trade and World Market ( 727 ), Invasive Species ( 50 ), Trees and Shrubs ( 83 ), United States ( 3,935 )

Invasive Insects and Diseases Are Killing Our Forests

America wasn’t ready for the pandemic. And it isn’t ready for the next contagion to strike our woodlands.

#agriculture-department, #epidemics, #forest-service, #forests-and-forestry, #insects, #international-trade-and-world-market, #invasive-species, #trees-and-shrubs, #united-states

The New York Times 2:25 pm on December 19, 2020
Tags: Bernhardt, David L ( 4 ), BHP Billiton Ltd ( 2 ), Biden, Joseph R Jr ( 5,279 ), Bureau of Land Management ( 23 ), Conservation of Resources ( 149 ), Environment ( 1,255 ), Environmental Protection Agency ( 174 ), Federal Lands ( 40 ), Forest Service, Interior Department ( 67 ), Land Use Policies ( 96 ), Native Americans ( 226 ), Resolution Copper Mining LLC ( 2 ), Rio Tinto PLC ( 5 ), Ross, Wilbur L Jr ( 18 ), Trump, Donald J ( 6,643 ), United States Politics and Government ( 9,287 ), Wilderness Areas ( 35 )

In Last Rush, Trump Grants Mining and Energy Firms Access to Public Lands

The outgoing administration is pushing through approval of corporate projects over the opposition of environmental groups and tribal communities.

#bernhardt-david-l, #bhp-billiton-ltd, #biden-joseph-r-jr, #bureau-of-land-management, #conservation-of-resources, #environment, #environmental-protection-agency, #federal-lands, #forest-service, #interior-department, #land-use-policies, #native-americans, #resolution-copper-mining-llc, #rio-tinto-plc, #ross-wilbur-l-jr, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-politics-and-government, #wilderness-areas

The New York Times 3:31 pm on December 16, 2020
Tags: Bureau of Land Management ( 23 ), Environment ( 1,255 ), Forest Service, Global Warming ( 1,534 ), Greenhouse Gas Emissions ( 1,084 ), Income Inequality ( 506 ), Minorities ( 285 ), National Park Service ( 52 ), Race and Ethnicity ( 1,908 ), Wildfires ( 403 )

Wealthier, Whiter Areas Are More Likely to Get Help After Fires, Data Show

New research offers further signs that racial and economic inequality leave some Americans more exposed to the worsening effects of climate change.

#bureau-of-land-management, #environment, #forest-service, #global-warming, #greenhouse-gas-emissions, #income-inequality, #minorities, #national-park-service, #race-and-ethnicity, #wildfires

The New York Times 2:31 am on September 25, 2020
Tags: Alaska ( 135 ), Environment ( 1,255 ), Forest Service, Forests and Forestry ( 146 ), Global Warming ( 1,534 ), Greenhouse Gas Emissions ( 1,084 ), Logging Industry ( 8 ), Tongass National Forest (Alaska) ( 3 ), United States Politics and Government ( 9,287 ), Wilderness Areas ( 35 )

Trump Administration to Announce Plan to Open Tongass Forest to Logging

The effort to open the Alaskan wilderness area, the nation’s largest national forest, has been in the works for about two years.

#alaska, #environment, #forest-service, #forests-and-forestry, #global-warming, #greenhouse-gas-emissions, #logging-industry, #tongass-national-forest-alaska, #united-states-politics-and-government, #wilderness-areas

The New York Times 5:17 pm on September 22, 2020
Tags: Environment ( 1,255 ), Fires and Firefighters ( 288 ), Forest Service, Forests and Forestry ( 146 ), Interior Department ( 67 ), National Parks, Monuments and Seashores ( 118 ), Pinchot, Gifford, Sunset (Magazine), Wildfires ( 403 )

How Wildfire Became an Enemy Instead of an Ally

Starting with the Big Blowup of 1910, the U.S. Forest Service’s strategy mostly has been to put out fires as fast as possible. With climate change and shifting populations, we’re losing that war.

#environment, #fires-and-firefighters, #forest-service, #forests-and-forestry, #interior-department, #national-parks-monuments-and-seashores, #pinchot-gifford, #sunset-magazine, #wildfires

The New York Times 10:46 pm on September 18, 2020
Tags: Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) ( 13,553 ), Fires and Firefighters ( 288 ), Forest Service, Quarantines ( 1,378 ), Washington (State) ( 131 ), Wildfires ( 403 )

A Coronavirus Infection Complicates Portland-Area Firefighting Efforts

A fire incident management team went into temporarily isolation this week in Washington State after a member of a resupply crew tested positive for the coronavirus.

#coronavirus-2019-ncov, #fires-and-firefighters, #forest-service, #quarantines, #washington-state, #wildfires