Tag: prescribed fire
Does Snow Burn?
Written by Jeremy Bailey | March 29th, 2013
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From the classroom to nature — college students battle a blizzard to learn about the restorative power of fire along Nebraska’s Niobrara River.
A Good Thing for Our Forests
Written by Jeremy Bailey | October 10th, 2012
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When it comes to fire, there is good fire and bad fire. Good fire restores health to a dying forest, prevents megafires from consuming life and protects our water.
Prescribed Burning Helps Save the Family Ranch
Written by Darci Palmquist | September 27th, 2012
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A new study from the Conservancy’s Niobrara Valley Preserve in Nebraska shows that prescribed burning of grasslands could be the key to sustainable family ranching.
Cool Green Morning: Thursday, September 27
Written by Megan Sheehan | September 27th, 2012
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If you’ve ever been hankering to scuba dive a coral reef, now you can. Literally – right now!
- Google now offers virtual dives of the world’s coral reefs. (MNN)
- 20 governments agree that 100 million people will die by 2030 if the world doesn’t tackle climate change. (Scientific American)
- Windows that produce electricity? Laptops whose covers act as chargers? UCLA’s transparent solar film could make it possible. (LA Times)
- In New Mexico, we’re burning a forest to save it. (Green)
- Now is the moment to get children playing outside again. (Guardian)
Reflections on 50 Years of Burning in The Nature Conservancy
Written by Blane Heumann | April 26th, 2012
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In 1962, Dr. Don Lawrence set out to do what never had been done before at the Conservancy: he was going to burn nature to save it.
Was 2011 the Year of Mega-Fire?
Written by Jon Schwedler | December 28th, 2011
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If you lived in the American Southwest, 2011 indeed was the year of fire for you. Why? And more importantly, what can be done?
Controlled Burning: Is It Worth It?
Written by Blane Heumann | September 8th, 2009
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Blane Heumann is director of fire management for The Nature Conservancy. On August 26, a controlled burn (also known as a prescribed fire) got away from a federal fire crew in Yosemite National Park. The Big Meadow fire, which was planned to span one day and 91 acres, is being mopped up today after having [...]
Traditional Fire Practices: Making a Difference in Mexico
Written by Wendy Fulks | July 31st, 2009
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In 1999, a year after widespread, drought-driven fires caused extensive damage to the country’s forests, the Mexican government began looking for ways to improve and strengthen its national fire program. But, like many governments, they assumed that all burning was bad and focused their efforts on ways to prevent people living in rural areas from [...]
