How collecting pine cones is helping regenerate Oregon forests destroyed by wildfires - CBS News
Conservationists are teaming up with the U.S. Forest Service and logging companies to clear scorched land and make room for new reforestation projects.
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Firefighter labor shortage strains Oregon fire crews - OPB
A national firefighter labor shortage is making it harder to suppress massive wildfires across the West, with fewer federal teams that Oregon can ask for help.
Firefighters from around the country are being brought in to fight wildfires across western Washington - My Bellingham Now
The NICC says widespread wildfire activity across the country is creating a shortage of fire fighters and resources, which demanded the increased support.
Wildfires increase mercury in Pacific Northwest headwater streams, USGS study shows | Timber | capitalpress.com
Researchers found wildfires are increasing mercury concentrations in Pacific Northwest headwater streams. Mercury is a naturally occurring metal but under the right conditions, it can be converted into methylmercury, a
Spokane's Upper Cemetery fire could've been worse if crews hadn't treated the area just one week before | The Spokesman-Review
A month before the Upper Cemetery fire burned 50 acres west of downtown Spokane, fire crews had treated the area by pruning and cutting down trees to reduce a potential wildfire spread.
Stehekin Under Level 3 (Go Now!) Evacuation From Pioneer Fire
The Level 3 Level 3 applies to the area from just north of Moore Point through the Stehekin Valley, including the Stehekin Landing and west to High Bridge.
Three homes lost in Columbia Basin fire, charred ground still smoldering | The Spokesman-Review
When driving down Columbia Basin Highway after a 220-acre wildfire, some homes appear to still be standing among the charred, still-smoldering ground. Others were lost.
OR wildfires: Oregon is currently the top wildfire priority in America
With 38 large, uncontained wildfires actively burning 838,908 acres of land across Oregon and Washington, the region is currently the top firefighting priority in the U.S.
WA utilities prepare public for possible power shutdowns to prevent wildfires | Washington | thecentersquare.com
(The Center Square) – Puget Sound Energy and other utility companies in Washington state are preparing for the possibility of cutting the power in high-risk wildfire conditions.
Biden-Harris Administration Advances Early Wildfire Detection by Expanding Use of Satellites as Part of Investing in America agenda | USDA
WASHINGTON, July 23, 2024 — The Biden-Harris administration today announced it is taking additional steps to safeguard western communities in the face of increasingly dangerous and intense wildland fires by building advanced wildfire detection capabilities using satellite technology. The Department of the Interior and U.S.