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An abnormally dry spring has heralded an early start to what could be a prolonged fire season in 2021. Last year, more than 840,000 acres burned in Washington, above twice the 10-year average.
Jun 15, 2021 to Jun 17, 2021 On the tail of a terrible year for wildland fires, an abnormally dry spring has heralded an early start to what could be a prolonged fire season in 2021. Forestry educators at Washington State University urge forest owners and residents to prepare. “Fire season is already underway,” said Sean Alexander, WSU Extension’s Northeast Washington Forester. “We’ve already seen hundreds of acres burn, and we are in no way, shape, or form in a good situation.” As of mid-May, 86 percent of Washington is abnormally dry, with more than 40 percent of the state in ...
Rubenstein School student Olivia Lopez double majored in Environmental Sciences and Forestry, spent a summer installing permanent monitoring plots at UVM Forests, and earned numerous awards for her campus involvement in helping to further strengthen UVM’s reputation for environmental sustainability. Senior Olivia Lopez ‘21, from North Andover, Massachusetts, came to the University of Vermont (UVM) as an Environmental Sciences major, added a double major in Forestry, and became a leader for environmental sustainability and inclusion across campus. During her sophomore year in the Ru...
KUT The city estimates that as many as 90% of the area’s palm trees did not survive February's storm. Arborists with the Austin Public Works Forestry Team are out looking for dead trees in public rights of way and later this month will begin removing those considered dangerous. One type of tree that probably fared the worst from February's record-long freeze: palms. The Forestry Program estimates that as many as 90% of the area’s palm trees did not survive. “The longer palms are left standing, the more difficult they become to remove," Lisa Killander, the program's manager, said. ...
Potentially thousands of Austin's palm trees set to come down Gabriela Vidal Replay Video It doesn't take long to still find remnants of February’s winter storm in Austin. “We are seeing trees that are greatly delayed in leafing out, or not leafing out at all. We’re seeing palm trees that are still looking like there’s no life,” said Lisa Killander, Forestry Program Manager for the City of Austin Public Works Department. Now many palm trees in the city could soon be coming down because of storm damage. It is part of the city's plan to remove vegetation along streets,...