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The “Wildfire” the Forest Service Ignited

Fires such as the Laguna Fire, which are being ignited and expanded while under emergency authority, are managed under a different set of rules –...

12.08.2025 40

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Sarah Hyden

Rational Analysis is Required Before Cutting and Burning Dry Forests

Fuels reduction treatments are the Forest Service’s primary strategy for reducing high severity fire and increasing “resilience” in dry forests....

30.04.2025 2

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The Calf Canyon Fire Review: an Indictment of the Forest Service’s Land Management Strategy

Burning piles in the Gallinas Canyon Piles Prescribed Burn 2022 unit on January 12, 2022, Santa Fe National Forest. Photo: USDA Forest Service In...

02.12.2024 10

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Sarah Hyden