forest fires

Jed Meunier, a research scientist with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, is presenting the lecture “Fire, Climate Change & Forest Resilience in Sub-boreal Forests," which examines fire ecology in northern sub-boreal forests and makes comparisons to the West, boreal, and other forests regarding global climate change regulation and forest management. It's part of the college's 2022 Museum of Discovery Science Lecture series.

Crapser told Wyoming Public Radio that the biggest area of concern is the southern part of the state.

Wyoming State Forestry Division officials say that they have vacancies they are seeking to fill in both firefighting and non-firefighting roles. Though they say they're fairly well positioned for this fire season thus far, this could change if fires and resources are stretched thin. Local and state agencies, as well as the federal government have regularly experienced firefighting personnel shortages, which comes as fires are burning larger areas and are more frequent.

The Interior Department’s Deputy Secretary is visiting several places around the West to tout federal funding for wildland firefighting. That included a stop in Boise on Monday, where he toured the National Interagency Fire Center and attended a briefing on this year’s upcoming fire season.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is making over $480,000 available to help landowners recover from the Mullen Fire that occurred in the Medicine Bow National Forest last fall.

Forecasters predict that by late summer Wyoming may have another rugged fire season. Some early fires are showing signs that those forecasts may be spot on. State Forester Bill Crapser joined us to discuss that and how they are planning to address things.

A new study finds that bark beetle infestations and wildfires may change the structure of forests.Colorado State University researcher Zoe Schapira…

Fires are raging across the West. So far this year, 46,416 fires have burned over 8 million acres across the U.S. That's actually less fires than usual…

As August comes to an end, conditions are ripe for potential fires.Many counties and federal agencies have issued fire restrictions throughout the state…

A few months ago, John Parker retired and moved into a salmon-colored log house on a mountain called Tungsten in unincorporated Boulder County. "Just to...