In 2023 when megafires erupt across North America, and our national forests seem trapped in an escalating yet faltering war on wildfire, it might be good to look back …
Why Are Boreal Forests Burning
Americans in the eastern half of the country have been breathing thick smoke from fires in Canada this summer. And if June, the hottest month on record weren’t enough …
Climate Change and the Texas Culture Wars
We could list all the climate change driven catastrophes over the last few years including the unprecedented heatwave spread over the north Atlantic killing marine life melting the ice …
Changing Jet Stream Boosting Big Forest Fires
While most of the United States is coming out of a wet winter, large fires are ravaging Alberta and British Columbia just north of Montana. Ninety large fires have burned …
Downtown Santa Fe Could Flood Soon
Post-fire flooding can and will happen to Santa Fe if we get a large, high-severity fire burning the Santa Fe Watershed. It is not a question of if but when.
Biden Focuses on Western Fire Issues
The United States has a vast area of public forest that needs to burn. Wildfires chip away at these hundreds of millions of acres of decadent forest every year. …
Ancient Tulare Lake Reappears
When John Muir walked from San Francisco to Yosemite Valley in the spring of 1868, he recalled a sea of wildflowers as far as the eye could see in all …
Could there be a Worse Time for a Trump Temper Tantrum?
My view from the Rockies today is troubled. It is hard not to be alarmed by the behavior of our sociopathic ex-president on this day when one of the largest …
Public Radio Still Beaming After So Many Years
Standing in my skis on top of Pajarito Mountain the other day I pointed to a radio tower perched nearby and told my friend that it belongs to the …
Should We Prescribe Fire in Wilderness Areas?
New Mexico and southern Colorado have beautiful wilderness areas, designated, and protected under the federal Wilderness Act of 1964. We have the Pecos, the Weminuchi, the San Pedro Parks, the …