New research recommends that forest managers work in and adjacent to recent wildfire footprints to increase the pace and scale of fuel treatments.

For thousands of years, one tree species defined the cultural and ecological identity of what is now the American South: the ...

UBC forestry researcher Dr. Monika Fischer studies how fire-loving fungi like Pyronema and Neurospora help B.C. forests recover after wildfires by stabilizing soil, cycling nutrients and cleaning ...

By John Cannon This is the second installment of Mongabay’s coverage of active management tools for forest fires. Read Part 1. Photographs of forests in the western U.S. from the mid-1800s show a ...

A study reveals that fire suppression around the Great Lakes has led to the buildup of fuel and the replacement of fire-tolerant trees with fire-intolerant species. Researchers used tree ring data and ...

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. As wildfires intensify and pose a growing risk in the American West ...

A before-and-after study of wildfires in the Plumas National Forest compared private timber land with public lands. The results: The orderly arrangement of trees planted for logging leads to more ...

Environmentalists debate whether controlled burns should be part of forest management. Some believe that the practice does a good job of weeding out invasive species and creating healther ecosystems.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A land manager examines young longleaf pines, some in their grassy phase, in a private forest in South Carolina. AP Photo/James ...

As British Columbia faces increasingly severe wildfire seasons, new research at UBC is revealing the hidden helpers at work underneath the ash. Assistant professor Dr. Monika Fischer studies ...

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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Andrea De Stefano, Mississippi State University (THE CONVERSATION) For thousands of ...