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A new study from Northern Arizona University shows the area burned by wildfires in Arizona and New Mexico has increased by about twenty thousand acres…
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Wildfires, like the ones that killed dozens of people in California last month, are often followed by flash floods. Researchers at Northern Arizona…
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The U.S. Forest Service has finalized a plan to thin trees on 64 thousand acres above the Mogollon Rim to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire. One…
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Wildfire seasons in the West are growing longer and more intense. So more prescribed burns are happening to protect forest towns in places like northern…
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How much would you pay to restore the forest around you? A new economic study says the better your view, the tighter your purse strings. Researchers at…
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Yesterday we heard about northern Arizona’s tree thinning projects and who makes the decision on which trees to cut. In part 2 of that story, what happens…
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Northern Arizona is home to the largest ponderosa pine forest in the world. If you’ve ever hiked through it, you’ve probably seen trees marked with…
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Forest managers want to restore fire to northern Arizona’s ecosystems, and a tiny owl is a big player in that plan. For the first time, state biologists…
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Arizona leads the nation this year in illegal drone flights over wildfires. These “drone incursions” force firefighters to ground aircraft bearing water…
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A lightning-caused wildfire burning in the forested Pinal Mountains overlooking Globe in east-central Arizona continues to expand within a containment…