Author: rpalma
Source: Communities for Healthy Forests What happens after the fire is out? Are burn scars rehabilitated and replanted? The answer may surprise you. Find out more in the video and join the collective voice for education and forest restoration at: facebook.com/communitiesforhealthyforests
Source: Treesource by Georgia Institute of Technology Naturally burning timber and brush launch what is called fine particulate into the air at a rate three times as high as levels noted in emissions inventories at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, according to a new study. The microscopic specks that form aerosols are a hazard to human health, […]
Been a rough Summer in Montana. Forest Fires have ravaged our backyards since July. Not many people in the U.S. know since it hasn’t received much coverage in the news. If the U.S. Forest Service doesn’t start managing their forests, this will become the new norm. This video sums up our Summer.
Source: Treesource by Paul Barnum/Oregon Forest Resources Institute I don’t know about you, but the August incursion of smoke from wildfires burning in British Columbia gave me a sore throat and a headache. I felt bad for children, the elderly and people with breathing issues. Now come new studies saying things will probably get worse. Researchers at […]
Source: Healthy Forests.org Note: This column by Ed Regan originally appeared in the Independent-Record. Recent wildfires on the Lewis and Clark National Forests are illustrating the consequences of the “Cottonwood” case that is halting forest health projects throughout Montana. Once again the case comes at the expense of our forests, wildlife and.communities. Both the Park Creek […]