Posts by Jennifer Mamola
Comments on USFWS’s Proposal to List the California Spotted Owl Under the ESA
Baker et al. (2023) Study
Logging for Fire Mitigation Stokes Anger Among Residents
By John Aguilar
The Denver Post
Hundreds of freshly cut ponderosa logs lay stacked in rows in Elk Meadow Park, some measuring several feet in diameter — and more than a century old. Not far away, wood chips and slash litter a clearing where trees once stood.
Read MoreScientist: Trees Felled in Vain in Name of Fire Control
By Dana Gentry
Nevada Current
An alliance between governments and the commercial logging industry under the guise of fire management is decimating forests, wreaking ecological havoc, and exacerbating risks for people and property, according to scientists at odds with what they call archaic methods that are futile in controlling fires.
Read MoreOne Planet: What Should Be Done to Restore California’s Forests & Reduce Wildfire Risks?
KALW: Bay Area Public Media | On this edition of Your Call’s One Planet Series, forest fires in California are discussed. Climate change has led to an increase in wildfire season length, wildfire frequency, and burned areas.
Read MoreBillions in Feds’ Spending on Megafire Risks Seen as Misdirected
By Bobby Magill
Bloomberg Law
Congress is spending billions to save communities from Western megafires by thinning large swaths of forests even as scientists say climate change-driven drought and heat are too extreme for it to work.
Read MoreWildfire Burns Out of Control Near Yosemite | NewsNation Prime
NewsNation | Chad Hanson from the John Muir Project joins the show to discuss the growing frequency and intensity of wildfires across the country.
Read MoreKNX In Depth: More People Live in Wildfire Danger Zones
KNX: In Depth | One in six Americans in areas of significant fire risk.
Read MoreWildfire Wisdom and Wildfire Ignorance: Dialogue with Chad Hanson, Forest Ecologist
Dangerous Wisdom: Journey into Mystery | In this dialogue with Chad Hanson, forest ecologist and director of the John Muir Project, we confront the megafire myths and the bad science done in the name of forest ecology.
Read MoreIn Depth: Loophole in California’s Wildfire Strategy | Chad Hanson
California Insider | Chad Hanson, a forest and fire ecologist with the John Muir Project, explains why he thinks California is not addressing the wildfire situation effectively and how special interests are involved.
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