Private timberlands in Northern California are more likely to see high-severity wildfire than areas in and around public forests, a new study found.

A University of Utah study used data from wildfires in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in Northern California to look at how ...

New research explains why forests planted for logging purposes fuel devastating wildfires more often than untouched land.

An opinion essay in The New York Times in 2023 titled "We Thought We Were Saving the Planet, but We Were Planting a Time Bomb ...

Embers lofted by winds even ignited boats on the ocean in Lahaina’s harbor. If the sea with zero fuel isn’t an effective fire break, reducing the trees by logging won’t preclude wildfire spread.

One of the most crucial aspects of modern tree cutting is efficiency. Traditional methods required extensive labor and time, but with the introduction of advanced machines, the job has become much ...

Industrial timber harvests can increase burn severity, but careful thinning could be the key to a climate-resilient West.

The Trump administration wants to increase logging in forests to simultaneously boost timber production and reduce wildfire risk. Yet, a new study shows that industrial private land managed by timber ...

DENVER (CBS4) - Colorado's extreme climate can take a toll on any and everything exposed to the elements, including houses, roads and cars. But living things such as trees are also very ...