For more than a century, conservation policy has focused on economic development and wisely using natural resources.
Fire spotters used to watch with binoculars from forest towers. Now, technology can help forecast fire behavior, but human ...
Michael Boren nominated for under secretary of agriculture for natural resources and environment; Tom Schultz tapped to be ...
Cheatgrass was brought into the US in the 1880s and made its way into every county in Idaho by the 1980s. Once it dries up in ...
Wildfires, while destructive, often spare wildlife populations, as animals are adept at avoiding danger, said Jen Bruns, ...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has recently made significant appointments that will drive the administration focus on wildfire prevention and forest conservation. These appointments come ...
USA TODAY analysis finds 3.3 million Americans live in areas with "very high" wildfire risk and 14.8 million more at ...
The filmmaking team behind Jockey and Sing Sing are debuting their latest project, Train Dreams, at the Sundance Film ...
Tri Nguyen is a sixth grader at Hawthorne Elementary in Boise, Idaho. This is his opinion, research and writing on wildfires.
The U.S. Forest Service's Jeremy Miles Placencia, left, demonstrates how to use a water pump at a fire training hosted by the ...
Gov. Brad Little announces $100M wildfire management plan and new legislation to help protect Idaho homes and stabilize insurance rates amid growing risks.