Opinion

Big fires demand a big response: How 1910’s Big Burn can help us think smarter about fighting wildfires and living with fire

Over two days in the summer of 1910, wildfires roared across the bone-dry forests of the inland Northwestern U.S., the Rockies, and parts of British Columbia. Whole towns burned. The blazes scorched 3 ...
theepochtimes

Has BC Caught Up in Managing Forest Fires?

About 120 active wildfires are burning in British Columbia and roughly 8,000 residents have been ordered to evacuate their homes as of Aug. 5. While this year’s wildfire season is not unusually severe ...
Mongabay

Forest fires likely to continue to burn twice as much without ‘serious action’ on climate change

Elizabeth Goldman is a co-director of Global Nature Watch, previously known as Global Forest Watch, a database measuring forest loss that’s frequently cited in Mongabay reporting. She joins this ...

B.C. to pilot forestry model to assist industry, improve wildfire mitigation

A proposed new provincial forest model aims to assist B.C.’s struggling forestry industry and aid in wildfire mitigation, but environmentalists worry it may lead to conservation problems.
National Post

As Trump readies wildfire retaliation, there's no silver bullet for forest management

Trump said on Sunday that he now has a finalized plan to punish Canada for the smoke WASHINGTON, D.C. — Hundreds of wildfires are burning across North America, putting communities, buildings, and ...

Wildfires leave B.C. wineries short of grapes, revenue

Pockets of the B.C. wine sector were hit hard this past summer with forest fires while others are enjoying an early harvest season thanks to relatively good weather.