SALEM — Every year, land managers intentionally set millions of acres on fire across the United States. Last month, one of those prescribed fires in Eastern Oregon’s Grant County had
SALEM — Every year, land managers intentionally set millions of acres on fire across the United States. Last month, one of those prescribed fires in Eastern Oregon’s Grant County had
SALEM — Every year, land managers intentionally set millions of acres on fire across the United States. Last month, one of those prescribed fires in Eastern Oregon’s Grant County had
Intentional, low-severity fires are a key tool in managing forests to reduce wildfire risk. Rare but high-profile escapes can hamper efforts to light more of them.
In the wake of burns that went astray last spring, a Forest Service report called for tighter oversight and new policies to encourage the use of fire as a