Forest Journalism for a Sustainable Future
“For every complex problem, there is a simple solution … which is wrong.” I learned long ago that there are as many expert opinions about an issue as there are people thinking about it. Every year, or every bad fire year, there are numerous … [Continue reading]
After several years of studying brown bear ecology on Alaska’s Kodiak Island, I grew used to walking up streams into scenes of carnage. Where bears had killed and eaten spawning sockeye salmon, streambeds were littered with fish heads, jaws and whole … [Continue reading]
In May of this year, a hot spell broiled Boston. In June, extreme temperatures grounded Phoenix’s planes. Last week, Seattle suffered under record temperatures. When a heat wave is forecast, the standard advice is to drink plenty of water, take … [Continue reading]
Editor’s note: The Earth’s warming temperatures are feeding an explosion of pine and spruce beetles across forests in North America, Europe and Siberia. A host of scientific studies has documented the outbreaks. And now scientists are warning … [Continue reading]
It is the dry season in Western states, which means that large swaths of land are burning or smoldering and are likely to remain that way until the snows arrive. The 2017 wildfire year started earlier and has scorched more acreage than normal. … [Continue reading]