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Source: Aginfo.net In a discussion with Oregon-based NRCS public affairs officer Tracy Robillard I learned of a project in which private landowners are trying to a certain extent limit the chance of wildfires burning up their private forests. But there are other benefits to their prevention efforts. “When you do these types of forest health […]
Source: NPR Scientists say more low-intensity wildfires are needed to clear out overgrown forests to help prevent bigger fires. Deciding where and when to let fires burn is tricky. DAVID GREENE, HOST: Dangerous wildfires made a lot of news across this country last year. But there are scientists who say we need more fires, low-intensity […]
Source: Flooringinc.com Don’t make the outdated choice when you update your floors – use these 2017 wood flooring trends to choose something durable and stylish that will stay in style the lifetime of your floor. Can you believe it’s already almost 2017?! It seems like just yesterday we were chatting about the 2016 flooring trends. […]
Source: Poughkeepsie Journal Early this year, researchers will head to a giant outdoor laboratory in New Hampshire armed with warm clothing, helmets and high-pressure firefighting pumps. The scientists will re-create ice storms by spraying portions of the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest with water. It will mark the second year of a National Science Foundation-funded effort to understand […]
Source: BBC News They’re known as “megafires”, and they’re becoming increasingly common and destructive in the wildlands of the western United States. Could overzealous firefighting itself be to blame? BBC North America Correspondent James Cook investigates. In a quarter of a century as a firefighter, Mark Hartwig has seen more than a few wildfires. But […]