I frequently read anecdotes and even research suggesting that “active forest management” can successfully slow or stop wildfires. In my experience, many ...

In the last decade, humans caused 7 out of 10 wildfires on state-protected land. (Lightning accounted for the rest.) In 2025, ...

Nikki Swanson had a sick feeling in the pit of her stomach in the days leading up to Labor Day weekend of 2020. The scientific models she was looking at said not to worry. The data she was reading ...

The new fires included the Black Rock Fire in north-central Oregon, which grew to over 40,000 acres by Monday morning. It’s currently affecting four counties — Wasco, Wheeler, Sherman and Gilliam — ...

NEW YORK (WWTI) — New York is continuing to assist western states with wildfire control efforts. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos announced over the ...

The Forest Service juggles a love-hate relationship with managing fire in the Beaver State, where a prescribed burn went astray in 2023. JOHN DAY, Oregon — Normally, late summer is peak wildfire ...

The Moon Complex fire burning in Curry County near the Rogue River grew significantly on Friday due to strong winds, the agency said in a statement. Those weather conditions “pushed the fire into new ...

Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden said Monday they have joined fellow Western senators to urge Congress to pass additional funding to support wildfire recovery on federal lands. In a ...

Oregon’s U.S. senators, Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, joined 10 other senators in signing a letter to U.S. Forest Service Chief ...

The Southern Oregon Forest Restoration Collaborative helps Jackson, Josephine and Klamath County students understand wildfire ...

Douglas-firs ( Pseudotsuga menziesii) are Oregon's most common trees, but the tree that's ablaze, known as the Doerner Fir, is special. Measuring 325 feet (99.1 meters) tall and with a diameter of ...