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College Professor Charged With Setting California Wildfire

Gary Stephen Maynard reportedly taught briefly at Santa Clara University and Sonoma State University Published August 12, 2021 • Updated on August 12, 2021 at 9:47pm. File Photo A college professor...

Tree DNA convicts a poacher for the first time in federal court

Credit: U.S. Forest Service Prized trees can be sold for as much as several thousand dollars. But it is nearly impossible to distinguish between a poached tree and one that was harvested legally.By Teresa CareyAugust 17, 2021 fter fires ripped through Washington...

Judge gives PG&E deadline to explain its role in the Dixie & Fly Fires

Federal probation judge William Alsup wants answers from PG&E about the role its equipment might have had in starting the largest fire burning in California. Author: Josh Lyle, Associated Press, Brandon Rittiman Published: 12:58 PM PDT August 7,...

Wildfires and wildlife: How animals survive fires and how you can help

Lush grasses will often return in the first year after a wildland fire.Rick Spitzer/Special to the Daily Rick SpitzerEagle County Wildlife Roundtable Fire has been a common natural event in history, even before humans. Lightning historically ignited fires on the...

Dixie Fire torches homes, intensifies as blazes batter U.S. West

Flames from the Dixie Fire consume a home in the Indian Falls community of Plumas County, Calif., Saturday, July 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Noah Berger) by: Associated PressPosted: Jul 25, 2021 / 06:21 AM PDT / Updated: Jul 25, 2021 / 06:21 AM PDT...

We can’t predict the next wildfire disaster – but we can plan for it

July 20, 2021 8.23am EDT Wildfires not only trigger evacuations, they limit the possible escape routes. (BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, TranBC/flickr), CC BY-NC-ND Intense, fast-spreading fires are an enduring and natural feature of...