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BLM proposes modernizing forest management rules (www.blm.gov)

05/28/2020

The Bureau of Land Management is proposing updates to antiquated regulations governing administration of timber sales and protest of forest management decisions, which haven’t been revised in more than 35 years.

Zion welcomes new Fire Management Officer (www.nps.gov)

05/27/2020

Zion National Park welcomes Greg Bartin as the park’s new fire management officer.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service firefighters reflect on assisting in wildfire suppression efforts in Australia

05/27/2020

The 2019-2020 season was one of the worst fire seasons on record in Australia. By November, Australia requested international assistance to suppress the thousands of fires on the landscape. Over the course of four months, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service provided 11 individuals to assist in suppression efforts.

Melissa Forder named new National Fire Planner (www.nps.gov)

05/27/2020

Melissa Forder is the new National Park Service National Fire Planner, a role she has been detailed in since the beginning of 2020.

Teaching leadership through prescribed fire

05/15/2020

The National Interagency Prescribed Fire Training Center encourages leadership using prescribed fire as a catalyst to bring women together to become strong and assertive leaders. This year, two employees from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service attended the training.

Prescribed burn scheduled in Sequoia & Kings Canyon (www.nps.gov)

05/13/2020

Fire managers from Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks have scheduled the first prescribed burn of 2020 in the Cedar Grove area of Kings Canyon National Park to occur between now and the end of May.

The Cheater (wgfd.wyo.gov)

05/12/2020

Cheatgrass has been a scourge on the western landscape for more than a century, but the Wyoming Game and Fish Department believes there is hope in fighting it in some areas.

Moon Fish Fire burning in Big Cypress (www.nps.gov)

05/08/2020

A new wildfire was discovered in Big Cypress National Preserve on May 7 at approximately 4 p.m. The fire is located in the southeast corner of the preserve, just south of Loop Road and along the shared boundary with Everglades National Park.

Teams develop response plans to protect firefighters and the public during pandemic (www.nifc.gov)

05/07/2020

In close coordination with state and local partners, federal wildland fire agencies have developed Wildland Fire Response Plans to help protect firefighters and the public during the COVID-19 pandemic.

BLM announces decision for Tri-state Fuel Breaks Project (www.blm.gov)

05/07/2020

The Bureau of Land Management issued a decision for the Tri-state Fuel Breaks Project to reduce flammable vegetation alongside roadways on BLM-managed lands in southwest Idaho and provide safe anchor points for firefighters and strategic opportunities to more effectively limit the spread of wildfires.

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BLM proposes modernizing forest management rules (www.blm.gov)

Zion welcomes new Fire Management Officer (www.nps.gov)

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service firefighters reflect on assisting in wildfire suppression efforts in Australia

Melissa Forder named new National Fire Planner (www.nps.gov)

Teaching leadership through prescribed fire

Prescribed burn scheduled in Sequoia & Kings Canyon (www.nps.gov)

The Cheater (wgfd.wyo.gov)

Moon Fish Fire burning in Big Cypress (www.nps.gov)

Teams develop response plans to protect firefighters and the public during pandemic (www.nifc.gov)

BLM announces decision for Tri-state Fuel Breaks Project (www.blm.gov)

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