Man harvesting wood choked US Forest Service worker, then fired gun in Utah, feds say
Kristopher Edward Boger, 52, of Beaver, was sentenced to 364 days in prison in connection with the assault on a USFS road ...
Beyond the burn: Harvesting dead wood to reduce wildfires and store carbon
A century of fire suppression, combined with global warming and drought, has led to increasingly destructive wildfires in the Western United States. Forest managers use tools like prescribed burns, ...
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Dead wood removal can save forests from future wildfires
Florida Atlantic University researchers explore how removing dead wood can reduce wildfire risk and enhance carbon storage.
Freeport timber harvest that rankled locals serves as forestry lesson
At first, the operation at Bliss Woods raised public concern, but now it's become a lesson in climate-smart forestry. This May, locals can join a forester on woods walk to learn more about the ...
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Beyond the burn: Harvesting dead wood to reduce wildfires and store carbon
These traditions inform modern forest management techniques (e.g., prescribed burning and piling and burning), but the physical harvesting of dead wood without combustion is now being explored as ...
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Beyond the burn: Harvesting dead wood to reduce wildfires and store carbon
Emulating Indigenous practices, a new study shows that combining physical harvesting of dead wood with thinning reduces wildfire risks, lowers carbon emissions, and boosts carbon storage through ...