Browsing: Management

Governor Tina Kotek has appointed Kacey KC, currently Nevada’s state forester, to lead Oregon’s 115-year-old Department of Forestry, pending confirmation by the state Senate. If approved,…

Deschutes County is exploring biochar production to manage woody debris from wildfire fuel reduction projects. The county plans to use air curtain burners—specialized equipment that burns…

The article titled “Fire influence on land–water interactions in aridland catchments” discusses the complex relationships between wildfire occurrences and water dynamics in arid ecosystems. It emphasizes…

Scientists at LSU’s College of the Coast & Environment are analyzing Louisiana’s regulations on floodplain management as part of the Louisiana Watershed Initiative (LWI), aimed at…

UMass Amherst researchers have developed a community-based framework to manage ecological threats, focusing on traditional knowledge for sustainable conservation. This framework, reported in PLOS ONE, is…

The article explores the evolution and impact of forest collaboratives in the Pacific Northwest, particularly after the “Timber Wars.” Jasmine Minbashian, a long-time environmental activist, joined…

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has rebranded its Chesapeake and Coastal Service as Watershed and Climate Services (WCS), effective May 13, 2025. This change reflects…

The West Maui watershed restoration project, co-managed by Aloha Puʻu Kukui and The Nature Conservancy, engages Native Hawaiian students in efforts to restore over 9,000 acres…

Brendan Murphy’s research focuses on the effects of environmental variability and disturbances in watersheds, notably developing pre-fire risk assessment models to evaluate the impact of wildfires…

The article examines the emissions of methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) from ponds and small reservoirs in the Jinjing agricultural watershed of southern China, where…