Forest Journalism for a Sustainable Future
On Nov. 28, 2016, the unthinkable happened. A human-set wildfire on a remote, rocky mountain called Chimney Top in Great Smoky Mountains National Park began what can only be described as an unprecedented northward race that … [Continue reading]
As I write this, the air above my home in Missoula, Montana, is filled with smoke. At least 11 major wildfires are burning within 70 miles of town, and we haven’t had any measurable rain in over a month. There’s no moisture in the forecast for the … [Continue reading]
JOHN DAY, Ore. – Highway 395 from John Day (population 1,744) winds through the community of Canyon City and up into the path of the Canyon Creek Complex fire. Fanned by gale-force winds, tinder-dry fuel and extreme temperatures, flames roared … [Continue reading]
A lonely bird call breaks my concentration and I glance upward. Where glacier-topped mountains should be filling the horizon, instead my view is obscured by a strange orange haze. Even the bright sun has given up. It seems to float in the sky as a … [Continue reading]
