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By Nathanael Johnson / Grist They assembled in the parking lot outside the ranger station in Ashland, Oregon. They parked bikes, stepped out of cars, and covertly pulled ski masks over their faces. Then, as one, they ran at the front doors of the building, and before anyone inside could react, they had pushed their
Forest thinning resumes in Applegate Valley after long fire season ASHLAND — For some crews, the end of fire season means getting right back to work. After more than 90 days assigned to fight fires ac...
Published April 28, 2021 at 10:41 AM PDT Listen • 18:03 A member of the Wolf Creek Hotshots uses a drip torch to ignite the forest floor during a prescribed burn near Sisters, Oregon. After the last several fire seasons, there's a strong sense that things can't be allowed to keep happening the same way. Smoke was bad enough, then flames destroyed nearly 2500 homes in Jackson County in one day. In that context, it's not surprising to learn that a recent poll shows a majority of Oregonians willing to pay for increased investment in wildfire prevention and forest ...