Unless you’re roasting marshmallows, it’s hard to think of fire in the woods as a good thing. We all watched wildfire devastation play out earlier this year in Southern California, and many dealt with ...

(Submitted by Simon Côté) The changes came at the right time. In 2023, the city cut back spruce, pine and other coniferous trees ahead of a forest fire season that ravaged the province.

Erik Piikkila, a forest technician and watershed ecologist in Ladysmith, said that while B.C.’s forecast decline in tree planting next year is likely due to a ­number of factors — including ...

As wildfires become more frequent and intense across Canada, fire officials are seeing stark differences between northwestern ...

Erik Piikkila, a forest technician and watershed ecologist in Ladysmith, said that while B.C.'s forecast decline in tree planting next year is likely due to a number of factors — from a lack of ...

Erik Piikkila, a forest technician and watershed ecologist in Ladysmith, said that while B.C.'s forecast decline in tree planting next year is likely due to a number of factors — from a lack of ...

A forest fire burning out of control has forced the evacuation of about 50 homes in Shining Tree, Ont., north of Sudbury. On Saturday afternoon, the Ontario Provincial Police and the Ministry of ...

According to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre’s final report of the year, 769 active fires were still burning throughout Canada with 345 categorized as “out of control,” 186 as ...

The Jasper wildfire flames felled trees, incinerated shrubs and left the mountains looking sparse — a barren, charred ...

Without fire, dead trees and branches can build up on the forest floor, providing more fuel for larger, hotter blazes. "We set up a situation that is explosive," Boyce said.

Trees downed by the derecho have been dead and drying on the forest floor for more than a year, a source of fuel for any flame. Ottawa lost more than 2,500 trees in the derecho in city parks and ...

The Trout Fire, which burned more than 47,000 acres this summer, was 100 percent contained as of July 24, officials with the ...