If we have a healthy forest, all that carbon is staying there ... jumpstarting the return of the natural fire cycle to the area. It takes a few years for trees and vegetation to resprout ...

Prescribed fire helps return nutrients, locked in vegetation, to the soil, thus enhancing the nutrient cycle. This replenishment is vital for the continued health of forest ecosystems. Prescribed ...

However, where the fire cycle was historically seen every five ... “We’re attempting to make our forests as healthy as they can be,” he says. “We know that all vegetation is competing ...

EACH SUMMER, forests burn. Australia ... they leave behind are a crucial part of a woodland’s life cycle. What happens after a healthy blaze—and what changes when it becomes uncontrollably ...

These help maintain healthy ecosystems by depositing nutrients into the soil and boosting seed dispersal. However, in recent years, fire ... forest fires form part of a vicious cycle that ...

Driving past a forest that is ravaged ... the normal cycle is beginning to shift. Low-intensity fires should occur in a healthy ecosystem every five to 25 years, but we are now seeing more top ...

Across the western U.S., wildfires are becoming larger and more severe—and even trees that initially survive are dying in ...

and the past practice of overharvesting of the most fire-tolerant pines, fires that historically rejuvenated these forests and kept them healthy can now, as we witness with increasing frequency ...

Healthy forests have multiple layers ... and while wildfires are part of the natural cycle in some parts of the country, they’re extremely uncommon in urban forests. Friday’s fire came days after ...

but we all must do our part to promote healthy forests and prepare for fire. Learn how to get prepared, get informed and get involved by visiting takecaretahoe.org. While you’re there ...

The forest health major prepares biology-oriented students for employment in positions that deal with maintaining the health of forest resources. The major is distinct from those in the Department of ...