A Tale of Two Timber Sales

KS Wild is known for holding federal land managers accountable and challenging timber sales that threaten harm to wildlife and watersheds, so it's a big deal when we give the BLM their flowers for doing the right thing…

Backyard Forests, Campaign, Fire, Forests, Old-Growth, Public Lands, WildlandsKlamath SiskiyouSeptember 13, 2024forest watch, forests, wildfire risk, wildfire, last chance timber sale, Medford BLM, BLM, Bureau of Land Management

A Win for Wildfire Resilience

The Bureau of Land Management recently published an EA and solicited public comment for the South Clark Forest Management Project, which would have increased wildfire hazard by logging the proposed 2,238 acres outside of Butte Falls, OR. The BLM, however, has course corrected this project in a win for wildfire resilience. Click to read more.

Wildlands, Public Lands, Old-Growth, FireKlamath SiskiyouAugust 27, 2024wildfire severity, wildfire risk, wildfire, cascadia wildlands, south clark, timber sale

The Benefits of Fire on the Land

Fire and disturbance have always been a natural component of the earth's ecosystems. There are some plants that rely on fire to continue their next generation of life. Click to learn more.

Backyard Forests, Fire, Fire & Climate Summit, WildlandsKlamath SiskiyouAugust 16, 2024wildfire severity, wildfire, wildfire policy, indigenous people, fire management, living with fire, top story

Living with Wildfire Smoke

Wildfires are producing intense smoke this summer that can pose serious health risks. Please protect yourself and those you care for from excessive smoke, especially those that have sensitive respiratory systems. Read our blog post if you want to learn more about smoke resources.

Backyard Forests, Climate, Fire, Public Lands, WildlandsKlamath SiskiyouJuly 9, 2024forest fire, wildfire severity, wildfire risk, wildfire, fire pollution, fire, smoke, living with smoke, Climate Change, climate program

2023 Wildfire Season Wrap-Up

With the fire season in the rearview mirror, we offer this recap of the 2023 wildfires in the Klamath-Siskiyou region. Read more about each fire and gain access to resources for your own wildfire safety.

Fire, Forests, Public Lands, ClimateKlamath SiskiyouOctober 20, 2023forest and fire toolkit, forest fire, firefighters, fire, fire season, wildfire

A Long Time Coming: Forest Service Begins Update of the Northwest Forest Plan

The Northwest Forest Plan is the largest, truly science-based forest and ecosystem management plan in the country, affecting 19 million acres of public lands across western Washington, Oregon, and northern California, and it’s getting an update. Learn more here.

Community Resources: 2023 Fire Relief and Response

As numerous fires continue to sweep through northern California, resources are being compiled to issue aid to aid our community members, provide up-to-date information on evacuations and road closures, and supply smoke and fire updates.

FireHaleigh MartinAugust 23, 2023forest fire, firefighters, wildfire, wildfire risk, wildfire severity, community, emergency, california, mckinney fire, siskiyou county, air quality, evacuation, smoke, living with smoke, top story

Finding Relief From Wildfire Smoke

Wildfires are producing intense smoke this summer that can pose serious health risks. Please protect yourself and those you care for from excessive smoke, especially those that have sensitive respiratory systems. Read our blog post if you want to learn more about smoke resources.

Backyard Forests, Climate, Fire, Public Lands, WildlandsKlamath SiskiyouAugust 22, 2023forest fire, wildfire severity, wildfire risk, wildfire, fire pollution, fire, smoke, living with smoke, Climate Change, climate program

Oregon’s Untapped Climate Solution

We need to protect Oregon lands from climate extremes and harness their potential as a climate solution. The Senate Committee on Natural Resources has scheduled a hearing on SB 530, common-sense legislation that will help increase carbon sequestration on our forests, agricultural lands, and wetlands and improve the resilience of our water, wildlife, and communities. Learn more about SB 530 and action you can take for natural climate solutions in this blog.

Wildfire in the Oregon Legislative Session

The Oregon legislature kicked off its 2023 legislative session in early January and wildfire is definitely on policy makers' minds. Revising the controversial statewide wildfire risk map released last year is a top priority. KS Wild is tracking several other wildfire bills in the session and is advocating for policy that protects both our communities and our forests.

Backyard Forests, Campaign, Climate, FireKlamath SiskiyouJanuary 31, 2023legislation, oregon legislature, wildfire severity, wildfire risk, wildfire, wildfire policy, Climate, climate program, defensible space, odf, senate

‘Tis the Season for Prescribed Fire

Living in a fire prone area can be scary. We have witnessed destructive wildfires that have left our communities changed forever. The good news is there are actions we can take to prepare our communities for it. Read our blog to learn about the ways prescribed fire can help prevent detrimental wildfire.

2022 Fire Season in Review

We have recapped the 2022 wildfire’s in the Klamath-Siskiyou region. Please see the bottom of this blog for ways in which you can contribute to the relief efforts for those people and communities most impacted.

Community Resources: Fire Relief and Response

As the McKinney Fire continues to sweep through northern California, resources are being compiled to issue aid to aid our community members, provide up-to-date information on evacuations and road closures, and supply smoke and fire updates.

FireHaleigh MartinAugust 3, 2022forest fire, firefighters, wildfire, wildfire risk, wildfire severity, community, emergency, california, mckinney fire, siskiyou county, air quality, evacuation, smoke, living with smoke, top story

Forest Service 10-year Wildfire Strategy

The US Forest Service recently announced a 10-year, multibillion-dollar plan to reduce wildfire risk on up to 50 million acres that border vulnerable communities throughout the country. Read KS Wild’s summary of the plan and how it will impact our work and our region.

Backyard Forests, Climate, Fire, Forests, Public LandsKlamath SiskiyouMarch 2, 2022US Forest Service, wildfire, wildfire policy, wildfire severity, wildfire risk, prescribed fire, fire suppression, forest fire, forest management

Fire Season & the Politics of Adaptation

In order to adapt to climate change and increased wildfire severity, we need new policies based on climate adaptation for both our communities and our landscapes. While much more needs to be done, as a result of engaged and vocal residents, some of our elected officials are taking action. Here is a rundown of the actions being considered and taken by political leaders at the local, state and federal levels that could help us adapt to the increased risk of wildfire.

Climate, FireGuest UserSeptember 29, 2021wildfire, fire season, climate change, climate policy, wildfire policy, living with smoke, smoke, wildfire severity

New Perspectives on Wildfire Management in Mixed Ownership Landscapes

For the second talk in KS Wild’s Summer Speaker Series on Fire Management, Dr. Christopher J. Dunn focused on five key things we need to remember in our fire-prone landscape, and a new method derived from his research that may alter how we fight fires in the future.

Forests, Fire, Climate, Fire & Climate SummitGuest UserJuly 31, 2019fire management, forest fire, BLM, O&C Lands, wildfire, forests, forestry, climate change, fire

Understanding Wildfire in the Klamath-Siskiyou

Some research shows the region’s forested landscapes were generally more open due to fire prior to the 20th century than they are today and today’s landscape is characterized by denser forests, less structural diversity, more fire-sensitive species, fewer coarse-grained vegetation mosaics, and a greater likelihood of high-severity fire (particularly in previously open ponderosa pine forests).

Fire, Fire & Climate Summit, ClimateKlamath SiskiyouJuly 30, 2018wildfire

Merkley Meetings 1/15/18 in Curry and Josephine Counties

Make your voice heard: Join your local community in Curry and Josephine County to speak out to Senator Merkley! Now is a critical time for southern Oregon to engage and support issues that matter to our forests, environmental laws, and communities.

Klamath SiskiyouJanuary 11, 2018public lands, jordan cove, trump adminstration, cascade-siskiyou national monument, wildfire, post fire pillaging, salvage logging, smoke in the valley, BLM, forest service

Diversity Follows Fire

Fire is so important to the world-renown forest diversity of the Klamath-Siskiyou that it is recognized as the keystone ecological process. Here in the KS, forests with fire are healthy forests!

Forests, Public Lands, Wilderness, WildlandsKlamath SiskiyouOctober 12, 2017forestfire, fire resilient, wilderness area, wildlands, kalmiopsis wildlands, biodiversity, trees, fire, wildfire

Healthy Watersheds, Resilient Forests

Following decades of fire suppression and logging that created dense young forests, a return to ecosystem resiliency requires thinning second-growth plantations, retaining large trees and forest canopy, and returning the role of fire to these fire-dependent forests.

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