The pro-Trump mob on January 6th damaged parts of the nation’s Capitol, some made of old growth mahogany wood, which is now impossible to buy. Those responsible for repairing the […]
Jim Furnish on U.S. Forest Service’s Roadless Policy
Since 2001, the U.S. Forest Service’s Roadless Policy has protected more than 58 million acres of America’s untouched forest lands. A recent proposal from the Trump administration would repeal that […]
Rebroadcast: Wildfires and Disaster Response
Today’s episode is a rebroadcast from January 7, 2019. As wildfire season approaches again, we return to this conversation with guest Dave Lowe, who works for the US Forest Service […]
The Role of Archaeology in Wildfire and Disaster Response
What are fireline archaeologists and what is their role in firefighting and other disaster management? We learn about this profession on today’s episode with guest Dave Lowe, who works for […]
Global Wildfires Now Commonplace
The scorching of the American west shows no sign of abating, with 2018 wildfires covering almost 5 million acres and accounting for six deaths so far. Despite the U.S. Forest […]