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I step into an idyllic blueberry patch with my daughter, and it hits me: an unmistakable whiff of wildfire smoke. This would be expected out west. But I’m in Pittsfield, Massachusetts — and the Air…
E-Mail IMAGE: A UM student and wildland firefighter walks on UM's Bandy Ranch in April during a prescribed burn event hosted by the University. The prescribed burn took two years to plan... view more Credit: University of Montana MISSOULA - In mid-April on the University of Montana-owned Bandy Ranch in neighboring Powell County, the snow was still visible on the surrounding Garnet Mountains, geese were honking overhead and Cottonwood Creek was beginning to ripple. But there would be a greater sound of the season that day. Tree sap, water pockets and air popping, crackling and co...
During a Pet and Kids Walking Parade at Good Samaritan Society â Moscow Village on Friday afternoon, four generations meet in-person for the first time as Pat Furtado, right, celebrates her 85th birthday with her daughter Sheree Furtado, granddaughter Dr. Sarah Guess, left, and her great granddaughter Henlee Guess, 9-months-old. More Headlines
The study began in the wake of the dramatic 2004 fire season in Alaska when 6.7 million acres of forest burned—an area about five times the size of Prince Edward Island and seven times the long-term average. Historically, more than half of this forested terrain has been dominated by black spruce, but after fire, faster-growing aspen and birch are replacing some of these stands. “In a region with only five common tree species, this study shows how changes in tree composition can dramatically alter patterns of carbon storage in boreal forests,” said Jill Johnstone, adjunct profe...
WATERTOWN — The city fire department has identified Peyton Morse of LaFargeville as the firefighter who suffered a medical emergency during training Wednesday.