Watching Logs Decay Is More Interesting Than You’d Think Logs can act like “giant teabags” to leach nutrients into ecosystems By Juliet Grable August 20, 2026 In this story: forests, science, wildfire
Why Is Canada on Fire, Really? Trump and the Republican Party blame poor forest management. The science shows otherwise. By Marin Scotten August 6, 2026 In this story: extreme weather, climate change, wildfire
Piles of Mushrooms Are Rotting in This Colorado Town to Help Curb Forest Fires Meet the Colorado community members using fungi to combat fires in their neighborhoods By Olivia Young August 5, 2026 In this story: climate adaptation, wildfire, climate change, science
How Particulate Matter From Wildfire Smoke Impacts Our Health People with health issues say it worsened their symptoms or forced them to stay inside By Emma Smith July 27, 2026 In this story: wildfire, health, climate change
Zombie Fires Are Taking Over the North How overwintering fires are changing the landscape in boreal Alaska and the Northwest Territories of Canada By Devin Nunnari June 29, 2026 In this story: wildfire, arctic, climate change, extreme weather
Nature’s Answer to Combating Wildfire: The Prairie Dog Behold the most adorable little firefighter you ever saw By Sara Novak June 22, 2026 In this story: animals, science, wildfire, climate change
Montana’s 2026 Fire Season: Puzzling Winter, Meet Potential Powder Keg of a Summer The Big Sky State offers a lens into what could be an epic wildfire season nationwide By Katie O'Reilly May 25, 2026 In this story: wildfire, forests, climate change, extreme weather
Is a Perfect (Fire) Storm Brewing for 2026? Wildfire season is here. What does it mean for people who live in the West? By Juliet Grable May 14, 2026 In this story: wildfire, climate change
One Year Later: Eaton Fire Survivors Look to the Future The final installment in the story of three households Sierra has followed since the January 2025 wildfire By Colleen Hagerty January 14, 2026 In this story: wildfire, climate change, community, urban living, climate adaptation
Can We Predict Wildfires? Researchers are coming up with a host of new tools to anticipate where the next mega-burn will occur By Nicole Williams November 30, 2025 In this story: wildfire, technology, climate adaptation, climate change