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In response To A Guest Column In The Bend Bulletin

deschutes November 20, 2024 No Comments

The following guest column was submitted to the Bend Bulletin in response to a column written by George Wuerthner to clarify information that misrepresents the general scientific consensus about forest and fire…

Burning Questions Answered: New review examines 30 years of fuel treatment effects on wildfire severity

deschutes June 25, 2024 No Comments

“There is overwhelming evidence that reducing tree density and returning low severity fire to dry mixed conifer forests reduces the severity of subsequent wildfires”- Kimberley Davis, Research Ecologist at the…

Smoke 101

deschutes April 8, 2024 No Comments

Differences between wildfire and prescribed fire smoke in Western States in the U.S. What Is Smoke? Smoke is a byproduct of living and dead vegetation and organic soil, collectively referred…

Land Management Plan Direction for Old-Growth Forest Conditions Across the National Forest System

deschutes January 17, 2024 No Comments

Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement. The United States Department of Agriculture is proposing to amend all land management plans for units of the National Forest System…

Twenty-year study confirms California forests are healthier when burned — or thinned

deschutes January 3, 2024 No Comments

Excerpts from an article from UC Berkeley by Kara Manke “The research is pretty darn clear that these treatments are effective — very effective,” said study lead author Scott Stephens,…

Trail Closure Updates for Phils Trail area

deschutes March 9, 2022 No Comments

Restoration Work near Phil’s Trail area Popular mountain biking trails will be temporarily closed. You may have noticed some activity in the forests west of Bend. Restoration work (thinning, mowing,…

Preventing Human-Start Fires

deschutes June 23, 2020 No Comments

Preventing Human-Start Fires This Summer Contributed by our partners at Project Wildfire Thanks to an unfortunately warm and dry spring, Central Oregon’s summer temperatures are predicted to be hotter and…

What is up with the Mulch Piles near Phil’s Trailhead?

deschutes April 14, 2020 No Comments

What’s up with the Mulch Piles around Phil’s Trailhead? Beginning Wednesday, April 15, 2020, the Deschutes National Forest will temporarily close the gate on Forest Road 4604 near the Phil’s…

Webinar: Lessons from the Milli Fire

deschutes February 16, 2018 No Comments

We invite you to join the Northwest Fire Science Consortium, a Joint Fire Science Program Fire Science Exchange Network, for an informative webinar: Lessons from the Milli Fire The 2017…

West Bend Project Receives Top Honor

deschutes December 8, 2017 No Comments

West Bend Project Receives Forest Service’s Top Honor The prestigious “Chief’s Honor Award” was given in Washington D.C. On November 7, 2017, the West Bend Project received the 2017 Forest…

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In response To A Guest Column In The Bend Bulletin

Burning Questions Answered: New review examines 30 years of fuel treatment effects on wildfire severity

Smoke 101

Land Management Plan Direction for Old-Growth Forest Conditions Across the National Forest System

Twenty-year study confirms California forests are healthier when burned — or thinned

Trail Closure Updates for Phils Trail area

Preventing Human-Start Fires

What is up with the Mulch Piles near Phil’s Trailhead?

Webinar: Lessons from the Milli Fire

West Bend Project Receives Top Honor

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