EnvironmentUS Forest Service Prevents Its Own Scientist From Talking About StudySeptember 17, 2015 | Amy QuintonThe US Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station is preventing one of its own scientists from talking about a study he authored in the journal “Science.” It suggests a need to change wildfire management. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentForest Service Abandons Tahoe Logging Plan In Legal FightAugust 10, 2015(AP) - The U.S. Forest Service has abandoned logging plans it suspended in the mountains above Lake Tahoe nearly two years ago.
EnvironmentRocky Fire Unpredictable For FirefightersAugust 10, 2015 | Amy QuintonThe Rocky Fire in Colusa, Lake and Napa Counties has been extraordinarily unpredictable for firefighters, at one point burning 20,000 acres in five hours. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentFirefighting Costs Escalate For Cal Fire And US Forest ServiceAugust 6, 2015Fire fighting costs in California are eating up the budgets of CAL Fire and the US Forest Service. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentNew 'Super Scooper' Firefighting Plane At Lake TahoeJuly 21, 2015 | Ed JoyceA new firefighting aircraft stationed in South Lake Tahoe gives crews another tool to battle wildfires in the region. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Firefighting Efforts Temporarily Halted By DroneJuly 13, 2015Authorities said a drone temporarily halted air tankers that were fighting a wildfire on the edge of the San Bernardino National Forest.
EnvironmentUSFS: Conditions Ideal For Megafires This SummerJuly 6, 2015 | Amy QuintonDrought, dead and dying trees and a lack of snow in California have left national forests in a perfect condition for large and severe wildfires. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentFirefighters Continue To Make Progress On Washington FireJune 26, 2015 | Ed JoyceUPDATED: 6:45 p.m. - Containment has grown to 29 percent, and acreage burned to 17,622. Crews on the Washington Fire, three miles south of Markleeville, took advantage of light winds to increase containment.
EnvironmentCal Fire Crews Join Battle Against Washington FireJune 24, 2015 | Ed JoyceUPDATED 6:15 P.M. - Cal Fire crews have joined the battle against the Washington Fire in Alpine County. Dry lightning in forecast a worry as fire burns in heavy timber. The fire has grown to more than 17,000 acres, and more crews join the battle.
EnvironmentForest Thinning Project Closure At North Lake TahoeJune 17, 2015 | Ed JoyceAn area will be closed above Kings Beach in North Lake Tahoe as part of a project to reduce fire risk. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
