Posts for tag "U.S. Forest Service"
Wildfire Prevention in the Sierra Nevada Region with the Yuba Watershed Institute
Though recent wildfires have sparked new conversations about wildfire management and response, groups like the Yuba Watershed Institute have been monitoring the forests and water resources of the Sierra Nevada region for decades, managing approximately 5,000 acres...
- Posted May 14, 2025
Streamside Vegetation Maintains Temperatures For California Trout
A U.S. Forest Service study finds that streamside vegetation is important for maintaining shade and low water temperatures to support golden trout.
- Posted October 10, 2016
Report Details Impacts Of Drought In U.S.
Forests and grasslands in the United States can’t seem to escape the impacts of drought, according to a new report from the U.S. Forest Service. Scientists at Duke University helped to compile and edit the report, which...
- Posted February 11, 2016
Salvage logging can reduce fuel availability for decades after a forest fire, study finds
A U.S. Forest Services study found that post-fire logging can reduce fuel availability in forests for up 40 years after a fire, culling risk of reburn.
- Posted March 27, 2015
‘Peatcosm’ research reveals new insights into carbon dynamics of peat bogs
Scientists at the U.S. Forest Service and Michigan Tech use boxed-up mini peat bogs to study the systems’ role in carbon emissions.
- Posted March 23, 2015
