forest health

The federal government announced a $930 million investment last week that would go toward 11 at-risk areas located throughout the western U.S., in an effort to aid regions hard hit by wildfires. The at-risk areas include parts of California, Oregon, Arizona and eight other states.

More than 40% of Oregon adults say the state’s forests are overlogged, but most also believe that harvesting timber is part of maintaining healthy forests, according to a recent survey.

A combination of federal and state funding this year helped to promote electric vehicles, renewable energy projects and environmental protections

Wildfires and a Western megadrought led to a historic die-off of evergreen trees in the state — nearly twice as bad as the previous worst year. Some researchers have dubbed it "firmageddon."

Scientists are studying old wildfires to find what forest treatments slowed the flames – and what treatments didn’t work so well.

A new report looking at bird population trends across the country shows a poor outlook for bird species in the Pacific Northwest.

Many forest ecologists say the U.S. Forest Service is hampered by an outdated approach to prescribed fires, a key tool for reducing the threat of megafires made worse by climate change.

A new forest management plan from the Bureau of Land Management in Medford will help speed up proposed projects. But local activists fear the plan could hurt forests and endangered species.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders have reached an agreement to spend $536 million on wildfire prevention after last year’s record-setting fire season.

Any resident of our region can tell you about the recent history with wildfires. They have grown larger and more destructive over time, as temperatures…

It looks really pretty on exterior walls--think universities and Wrigley Field--but English ivy is a pest. It is not a plant indigenous to our region, and…