Sep 1, 2015
Globally, wood and charcoal are the main energy sources for more than two billion people. Production of energy using a renewable material such as wood can have positive impacts on the environment and the economy. It can also contribute to the nation’s energy security...
Sep 1, 2015
The Calaveras Healthy Impact Product Solutions (CHIPS) project was conceived as a way to extract brush, small trees, and other forest overgrowth in the lower reaches of the Sierra Nevada in Calaveras County, California, while providing some jobs and income to...
Sep 1, 2015
The millions of dollars spent to extinguish large wildfires are widely reported and used to underscore the severity of these events. Extinguishing a large wildfire, however, accounts for only a fraction of the total costs associated with a wildfire event. Residents in...
Sep 1, 2015
The Bagley Fire burned 46,000 acres, south of McCloud, CA in late summer 2012. There were soil burn severities of 11% high, 19% moderate, 48% low, and 22% very low. The fire suppression cost $35 million dollars… read complete report here ...
