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Face it, Yosemite lovers — sprinklers can’t save the Mariposa Grove forever

Californians are shutting off their irrigation systems to reduce water consumption amid a devastating, climate-driven drought. In Yosemite National Park, sprinklers were turned on in hopes of slowing the climate-driven Washburn fire from threatening the Mariposa Grove of giant sequoias.

Los Angeles Times

Decades of 'good fires' save Yosemite's iconic grove of ancient sequoia trees

Saving the centuries-old trees in Yosemite's famed Mariposa Grove took hard work from firefighters but also half a century of intentional fires.

WEKU

US solicits help as it defines old growth and mature forests

U.S. officials are asking for outside help as they craft definitions of old growth and mature forests under an executive order from President Joe Biden

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Ancient sequoias safe for now as crews continue battling 3,200-acre Washburn fire in Yosemite

LOS ANGELES — “Increased fire activity” was expected Tuesday as crews continued to battle the 3,221-acre Washburn fire in Yosemite National Park, but officials were growing more confident that the Mariposa Grove of ancient sequoias would survive the blaze.

Los Angeles Times

Firefighters race to defend ancient sequoias from 2,300-acre Washburn fire in Yosemite

LOS ANGELES — Firefighters on Monday were racing to protect a grove of ancient sequoia trees from the 2,720-acre Washburn fire in Yosemite National Park.

Los Angeles Times

Firefighters race to defend ancient sequoias from 2,300-acre Washburn fire in Yosemite

LOS ANGELES — Firefighters on Monday were racing to protect a grove of ancient sequoia trees from the 2,340-acre Washburn fire in Yosemite National Park in California.

Los Angeles Times

Top official during massive New Mexico blaze gets new post

The supervisor who was in charge of the Santa Fe National Forest when the federal government sparked what became the largest wildfire in New Mexico’s recorded history has been temporarily assigned to a post in Washington, D

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Red Tape Fuels Wildfires Scorching America's Forests

We need to clearcut the government regulations hampering efforts to effectively battle wildfires.

Reason

Ecologists say federal wildfire plans are dangerously out of step with climate change

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.

WEKU

US testing new fire retardant, critics push other methods

U.S. officials are testing a new wildfire retardant after two decades of buying millions of gallons annually from one supplier, but watchdogs say the expensive strategy is overly fixated on aerial attacks at the expense of hiring more fire-line digging ground crews

The Independent UK

Long-awaited federal study finds threat to Boundary Waters from hardrock mining

Hardrock mining on public land in northern Minnesota risks contaminating the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, even with measures designed to head off those problems, a long-awaited federal study says.

Tribune News Service

Feds issue draft assessment that could doom Minnesota mine

The U.S. Forest Service has issued a draft environmental assessment to lay the foundation for a proposed 20-year moratorium on copper-nickel mining upstream from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness

The Independent UK

Miscalculations, errors blamed for massive New Mexico blaze

Multiple miscalculations, inaccurate models and a lack of understanding of just how dry things are in the Southwest resulted in a planned burn to reduce the threat of wildfire turning into the largest blaze in New Mexico's recorded history

The Independent UK

US adds $103M for wildfire hazards and land rehabilitation

The U.S. is adding $103 million this year for wildfire risk reduction and burned-area rehabilitation throughout the country as well as establishing an interagency wildland firefighter well-being program

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Los Angeles Times

Hellish fires, low pay, trauma: California's Forest Service firefighters face a morale crisis

Chris Mariano became a federal wildland firefighter because he wanted to help protect the Northern California landscapes and communities he'd grown to love.

Los Angeles Times

Thousand-acre Sheep fire is 27% contained as wind, warm temperatures return

LOS ANGELES — Crews were turning a corner on a 990-acre wildfire burning near Wrightwood in the Angeles National Forest, reaching 27% containment Tuesday morning.

Los Angeles Times

Drought, wildfire and commerce prompt massive forest thinning plan for Big Bear Lake

LOS ANGELES — For decades, thousands of acres of undeveloped public forest on the northern side of Big Bear Lake have been regarded as the cherished “wild side” of the mountain resort, just a two-hour drive from Los Angeles.

WEKU

Federal firefighters are waiting for pay raises they hope will help fill their ranks

While they face longer and hotter wildfire seasons, federal firefighters are also battling staffing shortages in six of the nine regions across the country.

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The Independent UK

New Mexico residents sue for information on massive wildfire

New Mexico residents are suing the U.S. Forest Service for information on a massive wildfire that's been burning in the state since late April

Tribune News Service

Department of Agriculture unveils $503 million in nationwide outdoor recreation funding at Franklin Falls

MT. BAKER-SNOQUALMIE NATIONAL FOREST, Wash. — Backdropped Monday morning by one of Washington's most popular trails, Deputy Agriculture Secretary Jewel Bronaugh unveiled $503 million in new funding for outdoor recreation infrastructure as part of the Great American Outdoors Act.

The Independent UK

New Mexico wildfire scar burn has forest officials worried

As more than 3,000 firefighters in northern New Mexico continue to battle the nation’s largest active wildfire, federal forest officials are worrying about future flash floods, landslides and destructive ash from the burn scar

The Independent UK

US forest service admits to starting New Mexico wildfire nearly the size of greater London

Extreme heat and dry weather make controlled burns difficult to execute

The Independent UK

US Forest Service: Prescribed burns initiated massive fire

Two fires that merged to create the largest wildfire in New Mexico history have both been traced to prescribed burns set by U.S. forest managers

The Denver Post

Forest Service ban on prescribed fires stalls work to protect Colorado residents, water supplies

DENVER — The federal suspension of prescribed burns pending a review of how recent fires lit during extreme drought escaped boundaries is reverberating in the West — and complicating Colorado efforts to revive ailing forests and reduce the severity of wildfires.

The Independent UK

Rain, snow slow New Mexico fire, but hot, dry weather looms

Light rain and a bit of snow in the mountains of northern New Mexico helped slow the largest wildfire in North America

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