As we approach the end of September, and the start of fall in the Pacific Northwest, we can start to feel the change in the air (and notice that it is getting…

Oops.  It is already the end of August and the last Thursday of the month.  That means it is time for Forest and Friends… later today.  Yeah, this is the…

A relatively small number of rapidly spreading wildfire events burn disproportionately large areas. But beyond area burned, do fast fires produce distinct postfire ecological outcomes? Here, we measur...

A relatively small number of rapidly spreading wildfire events burn disproportionately large areas. But beyond area burned, do fast fires produce distinct postfire ecological outcomes? Here, we measur...

As August begins this weekend, a very serious fire weather threat will develop east of the Cascade crest due to strong westerly winds and low humidity.

Welcome to fire season in the PNW!  I’m sure you’ve seen the smoke, felt the heat and wind, and heard the thunder that comes with copious dry lightning on our…

If we have not met, here are my credentials: I have been involved with disaster work for 20 years beginning with the recovery of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina and the levee failure. I worked maj...

A chemical found in tires is leading to the deaths of untold numbers of coho salmon in Puget Sound every year. Chemical companies are searching for an alternative but say the unique chemistry and function of 6PPD are major challenges. This article is part one of a three-part series.

Back on schedule and returning to the Eastside, it is Forest and Friends time again!  We had a great session over on Capitol Hill, this week we’re going to be…

Back on schedule and returning to the Eastside, it is Forest and Friends time again!  We had a great session over on Capitol Hill, this week we’re going to be…

For the past few decades, northern and California spotted owls (SPOW) have declined across much of their range in response to habitat loss and fragmentation and have faced threats associated with the...

Yes, we missed March and are just catching the last day of April, but we’re back!  There has been a lot of news, especially around the recently announced USFS…

If you are like me and asking where your invite to February’s Forest and Friends can be found, fret no further.  The end of Feb snuck up on us and we’re just…

If you are like me and asking where your invite to February’s Forest and Friends can be found, fret no further.  The end of Feb snuck up on us and we’re just…

Back with another woodworking year in review, only a couple months late. This year was rough. Early in the year I inherited another…

Colorado snowpack is significantly below normal for mid-January, raising concerns about water supply, drought and wildfire risk later this year.

Heavy rainfall is expected to bring widespread impacts to Southern California starting Tuesday night, with the potential for dangerous flash flooding and mudslides.

It’s a testament to technological progress that lighthouses have become scenic. These towers with their glass rotundas are now mostly quaint relics whose images evoke nostalgia and attract tourists to...

It is time for one of my favorite fun forest photos, with the onset of autumn causing the eponymous Smiley Face of Smiley Face Hill, Oregon to stand out in…

It is time for one of my favorite fun forest photos, with the onset of autumn causing the eponymous Smiley Face of Smiley Face Hill, Oregon to stand out in…

Years of inaction by the US Forest Service station near Fresno put one of the agency’s last stands of old growth forests in California on the brink of

Old growth forests across the West are at risk of disappearing within 50 years. The Teakettle Experimental Forest is a tragic example in California.

The end of September, kids are back at school, leaves are turning, daily weather is just a bit more random than usual, welcome to fall in the PNW! We’re…

Justice William O. Douglas, in his dissenting opinion of the Supreme Court’s decision in Sierra Club v. Morton, said “Contemporary public concern for protecting nature’s ecological equilibrium...

So, is climate change really making wildfires worse today?