More states and private landowners recognize the importance of prescribed burns to improve forest health and reduce the severity of wildfires, but the lack of firefighters trained to ignite and manage the blazes has slowed progress.
The raging wildfires on Maui dropped a heavy weight of panic and uncertainty across the islands of Hawaii with displacement, destruction of homes, history and wildlife. These are the sentiments of Shyanti Franco, a recent Oregon State University graduate and resident of Kihei, Maui. Since the wildfire burned the historic town of Lahaina, Franco and.
BEAR VALLEY — On Wednesday, Oct. 19, a federal Forest Service Employee was arrested for Reckless Burning by Grant County Sheriff Todd McKinley after a scheduled prescribed burn, which had