The Daily of the University of Washington

Forest thinning might benefit snowpack retention in Cascades, UW study finds

Selective forest thinning, however, has been successfully used for years in Washington to prevent uncontrollable wildfires, ...

As Wildfire Risks Rise, Forest Service Shutters Labs That Study Them

A research lab in Washington State tracks ecological changes in a warming climate and provides scientific guidance for forest ...
KREM

$30 million awarded to eastern Washington forest conservation project

SPOKANE, Wash. — The office of U.S. Senator Patty Murray announced $31.5 million in federal funding will be awarded to two critical forest conservation projects in Washington state, including $30 ...
The Columbian

In wildfire-prone Washington, ‘collaboration’ on forest management gives way to timber interests

Throughout her two decades working on forestry issues, Jasmine Minbashian has often found herself at odds with the U.S. Forest Service and the timber industry. Her environmental activism started ...
The Columbian

WA forest health survey finds 545,000 acres of stressed or dead trees

A foggy morning at Calispell Meadows on the Colville National Forest in northeast Washington. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Forest Service) More than half a million acres of trees spread across Washington ...