Forests in California are struggling to recover after wildfires. Studies show tree loss is rising fast while replanting ...

California has one of the highest rates of wildfire-driven deforestation in the world, and the trend has accelerated over the past three decades, according to a study from UC Davis.

California wildfires have been intensifying for decades. Now researchers are pointing to a grim new reality for the state’s ...

A new prescribed burn, named South Big Bear Prescribed Fire, was initiated today at 2 a.m. south of 2 miles south of Boulder Bay / Big Bear in San Bernardino County, California. Since it was initiated ...

A University of California, Davis study has found that California’s wildfire-driven deforestation rates rank among the highest globally and are accelerating. Between 1991 and 2023, the state lost 6–11 ...

A major reorganization of the U.S. Forest Service is raising concerns about potential impacts to wildfire research and preparedness as California heads into peak fire season.

Mycologists cultivated fungi they found in post-wildfire landscapes to understand the evolutionary traits behind their ability to thrive in the wake of flames The fire-loving fungus Geopyxis, seen ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 3:10 p.m. in in Mono County, California. Scenic Fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service. It is believed that human ...

Dismantling environmental protections is in vogue, even those enhancing safety and economic prosperity. But California is bucking the trend and now on the verge of modernizing how its 14 Demonstration ...