Planned burns can reduce wildfire risks, but expanding use of ‘good fire’ isn’t easy
Prescribed burns can decrease the potential for some of the large, severe fires that have affected western states in recent years.
Prescribed burns can decrease the potential for some of the large, severe fires that have affected western states in recent years.
Like other natural hazards, wildfire cannot fully be prevented. However, it is not only possible but urgent to prepare for it, and to get people out of harm’s way when conditions are life-threatening.
Fire scientist Tony Cheng describes the energy release component of flammable fuels.
Forestry students from the Yamagata Prefectural College of Agriculture recently visited CSU.
Doctoral students studying wildland fire get first hand experience helping with a prescribed burn.
CSU graduate students recently completed two years of research in northwestern Colorado, thanks to a $1 million grant from Chevron.
Warner Rams squeeze all they can out of their summer vacation by gaining great hands-on experience.
The School of Global Environmental Sustainability has selected four Global Challenges Research Teams and six Research Fellows.
President Trump is expected to issue an executive order directing federal agencies to revise the Clean Water Rule, a major regulation published by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers in 2015.
The School of Global Environmental Sustainability will host a discussion on the upcoming election.