How NAU Is Leading The Way In Research & Innovation
From forestry to infectious diseases NAU is at the forefront of research and innovation around the world. Read More
The Cost Of Fire Prevention
As California faces another wildfire season with record-setting acreage being burned in the Mendocino blaze, Arizona’s season has been relatively tame so far, with an estimated 125,000 acres burned — compared to nearly 450,000 [...]
Arizona’s forests are being ravaged by climate change. How much can we save?
Arizona didn’t always burn this way. In the 1970s, when Wally Covington began studying the world’s largest contiguous ponderosa pine forest outside his Flagstaff window at Northern Arizona University, people thought about forests and fire [...]
In Flagstaff, restoring forests to prevent fire and disaster
FLAGSTAFF — Wally Covington turns off the main highway into a neighborhood on the eastern side of the San Francisco Peaks. Farther up the slopes, the charred skeletons of trees and cracked earth mark the [...]
‘We’ve lost the mountain’: Arizona tries to save the forests that can be saved
Devastating wildfires and climate change are wreaking havoc on Arizona forests. Experts, officials and residents discuss potential solutions... Read More
Study looks at how burning, thinning improve forest health
Returning more of the San Juan National Forest to a healthy and resilient state will require more proactive thinning and managed fires... Read More
Leading the West in Forest Restoration, Woody Debris Solutions, Job Creation
Wally Covington picks his way through a tightly wooded section of forest in Fort Tuthill south of Flagstaff... Read More
Coconino County creates position of forest restoration director
The Coconino Board of Supervisors has appointed Jay Smith as forest restoration director, overseeing both the agency and operational opportunities for the development of the forest industry... Read More
Fire management can restore forest – save communities
The good news: Returning fire to the forest can work wonders for the ecology. The bad news: The Forest Service will have a hard time making the transition back to a healthy, fire-dominated ecosystem [...]
The Ecological Restoration Institute at Northern Arizona University selected a new director of forest operations and biomass utilization
The Ecological Restoration Institute (ERI) at Northern Arizona University has selected Han-Sup Han as the new director of forest operations and biomass utilization. According to the announcement, in this newly created position, Han-Sup Han [...]