An ongoing study by a Cal Poly Humboldt professor seeks to find whether thinning in Redwood National Park helped local forests weather last year’s Lost Fire, which scorched roughly 800 acres.

The U.S. Forest Service has announced the start of its fall prescribed burning efforts across California’s 18 national forests. The planned burns are part of the Forest Service’s ongoing effo… ...

Only two of Utah’s mighty national parks remain – Zion and No. 3 Arches, which blasted No. 6 Great Sand Dunes by 82-18%, while No. 7 Capitol Reef capitulated to the No. 2. Great Smokies by 62-38%.