Controlled burns are used in Minnesota to restore prairie land, stimulate plant growth and avoid wildfires. While beneficial, conducting prescribed fires requires training and careful planning due to ...

There’s been an increased interest over the past few years in how prescribed burning can decrease risks of forest fires and help with conservation efforts. The Register-Guard talked with an expert to ...

In fire-prone Southern Oregon, residents of the Green Springs joined forces to carry out a 12-acre prescribed burn — lighting controlled fire to reduce wildfire risk and restore forest health. The ...

Wildfires are becoming more intense and dangerous, but a new Stanford-led study offers hope: prescribed burns—intentionally set, controlled fires—can significantly lessen their impact. By analyzing ...

From our collaborating partner Living on Earth, public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by Aynsley O’Neill with Amy Cardinal Christianson, a senior fire advisor with the Indigenous ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

The weather forecast was checked and rechecked, safety zones had been selected, fallback plans and contingencies were formulated, and notifications were sent out to county 911 dispatch and local fire ...

Crew members from Nature Works LLC first ignited a fire in the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden's Exhibit Garden, before they moved on to the prescribed burn of the Dogwood Meadow. Fire might not be the ...

OTHER’S AID IF ATTACKED. MEANWHILE, SACRAMENTO METRO FIRE SAYS IT’S ON A MISSION TO PREVENT FIRES FROM BREAKING OUT THIS SUMMER. IN ABOUT TWO HOURS, THEY WILL BE OUT IN THE MAYFAIR AREA DOING A ...

The Bainbridge Island Fire Department Board of Commissioners received an update about the recent Bloedel Reserve controlled burn, as well as discussed the agency’s goal to accept a new type three fire ...