The trees that shade, cool and feed people in California from Ventura County to the Mexican border are dying so fast that within a few years it’s possible that the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Seeing the forest for the trees: What one oak tells us about climate change
It is the time we wait for all winter, as spring’s first green leaves unfurl. The joy we feel is the thrill of a new season, kicked off by the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Museum to host ‘forest’ of Christmas trees
After 32 years of holiday decorating at the Merced County Courthouse Museum every December, the historic courthouse has increasingly taken on a woodland feel. “Our annual Christmas tree exhibit has … Click to Continue »
Read More »Across arid California, a vast forest of dead trees
The number of dead trees in California’s drought-stricken forests has risen dramatically to more than 102 million in what officials described as an unparalleled ecological disaster that heightens the danger … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced man sentenced to prison for marijuana cultivation in forest
A 36-year-old Merced man received a two-year prison term Monday, five months after pleading guilty to cultivating marijuana in the Sierra National Forest, the U.S. Justice Department reported. Emmanuel Castrejon … Click to Continue »
Read More »Forest fires have doubled in West due to climate change, study finds
Climate change from human activity nearly doubled the area that burned in forest fires in the American West over the past 30 years, a major new scientific study has found, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Mendocino National Forest Lightning Complex (Mendocino County) Started 7/30/2015, updated 8/04/2015
Klamath National Forest Lightning Fires (Wildfire)
June 9 Afternoon Fire UpdateAs of 3 p.m. today there are a total of six small fires on the Klamath National Forest. Three on Goosenest Ranger District, two on the Happy Camp Oaknoll Ranger District and one on the Salmon Scott Ranger District. The largest of these fires is the …
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