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Source: KPAX by MTN News HAMILTON – New evacuation warnings have been issued for residents in Ravalli County living near the Meyers Fire. Ravalli County Sheriff Steve Holton says the evacuation warning is for residents from Forest Service Road 5778 (Teepee Creek) to Forest Service Road 724 (Little East Fork) in the East Fork area. […]
Source: Wood Business By Maria Church I had a conversation with a close friend recently that naturally turned to our jobs. I told her I’m proud to work with an innovative industry that’s helping reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Her eyebrow shot up.That reaction is not surprising, I told her. It’s counterintuitive for the public to see […]
Source: The Forest Blog by Russ Vaagen Hot Weather Equals Summer Smoke August 2017 has covered much of the West with a blanket of smoke. Although the media has been portraying this as coming from the BC fires, there are fires throughout the region and there are bound to be more. This is unfortunate for […]
Source: The Forest Blog by Russ Vaagen Growing up in the Inland Northwest in the ’80s and 90s summers were great. We knew fire was always possible, but it wasn’t a clear and present danger like it is now. In the last few years the summers as we knew them only lasted about a month. […]
Source: Missoulian RICK ROWAN [email protected] EVE BYRON [email protected] Lolo Peak firefighters are “trying to take control of the beast out there” but warned Thursday night that they expect more extreme fire activity on Friday. The Lolo Peak fire exploded to 15,090 acres Thursday, after making a four-mile run in the Mormon Creek area overnight. And […]