New bills from Reps. Labrador (ID), Tipton (CO), Gosar (Ariz.), and the Chairman of the committee, Rep. Doc Hastings (Wash.) would force thousands, if not millions, of acres of forest to be all but handed over to timber companies, at the expense of the taxpayer.
The Dinkey wildland is in the Sierra National Forest east of Fresno, California. It is a place for camping, hunting, fishing and many other recreation activities.
Southern California is known for its mild Mediterranean climate where shorts and flip-flops are popular during the hot and sunny summer, sometimes right on through a balmy winter.
Chaparral covers most of our four Southern California national forests, creating important habitat and watershed. But what is chaparral? And why does it burn so frequently here? What can communities do to prevent damage and risk from wildfire?
The Wilderness Act of 1964 allows agencies to take any measure to control a fire. This includes creating fire roads, fire breaks, backfires or aerial suppression.
