Firefighting Goats Devour Fuel Across the West Before it can Burn
Roslyn, WA—After one of the worst fire seasons in recent memory in the Pacific Northwest this summer—with the unforgettable smoke-pocalypse that socked in the region with thick smoke for weeks—a new tool is being added fight against wildfires: goats. “More and more, people are looking at goats as a tool for fire suppression,” said Craig…
Our Disastrous Geologic Age Needs a Worse Name, New Book Argues
There’s ongoing debate within the scientific community surrounding the geologic epoch in which we’re living. The period since the end of the last glaciation roughly 12,000 years ago is generally referred to as the Holocene. But some argue that humanity’s impacts on the planet, from climate change to mass extinction, have been significant enough that…
America’s Ash Trees Are Being Wiped Out—Here’s How You Can Help Them
America’s Ash trees are facing extinction. And the impact of their loss in our forests, cities, and backyards will not be small. The United States’ eight billion ash trees, which live in every state with high concentrations east of Colorado and along the Pacific Northwest coast, are threatened by the Emerald Ash Borer, a beetle…
