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Scientists still aren't sure what maintains the Great Plains Grasslands and keeps them separate from forests. A very common hypothesis is that there are climatic differences between the areas where each type of ecosystem forms. But the boundaries between the two ecosystems have been slowly disintegrating since around 1850, which caused a U.S. Forest Service research ecologist to wonder if something else was responsible for keeping them separate.
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According to a recent study, bees in areas with natural fires are more resilient in the face of a changing climate. Not only do these typically small…
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Forest fire activity has been among the worst on record across much of the West this summer, but it should be a typical fire season here.State Forester…
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Forests affected by the bark beetle epidemic are just as capable of recovering from wildfire as unaffected forests, according to new research from the…
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The Governor’s new Forest Health Task Force met for the first time last week, and faced some challenges right off the bat -- namely, defining what forest…
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Fire danger rose to a “high” rating this week for both Bridger-Teton National Forest and Grand Teton National Park, due to a combination of warm weather,…
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Slash piles around the state are still intact in Wyoming, which is unusual. Slash piles are made of accumulated debris from clearing forests or trimming…