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PNS Daily Newscast - October 20, 2017

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The Prescribed Fire Training Exchange is taking place in north central Washington, mainly on Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest land. (The Nature Conservancy)

Prescribed Fire: Harnessing a Natural Process to Heal Forests

Thursday, September 28, 2017

PLAIN, Wash. -- The state is hosting its first-ever Prescribed Fire Training Exchange as another devastating fire season comes to an end. Over ...Read More

The Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy maintains Laurel Ridge Preserve, which adjoins Asheville Watershed land. (SAHC)

Protecting NC Water Quality Rooted in Solutions, Literally

Tuesday, September 26, 2017

BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. – In many parts of North Carolina, riverfronts are becoming prime real estate, with cities such as Asheville now ...Read More

This year's wildfire season is the most expensive on record. Last year, the Pioneer Fire burned nearly 190,000 acres of the Boise National Forest. (U.S. Forest Service/Flickr)

Bill Introduced to Fight Wildfires Like Other Natural Disasters

Monday, September 25, 2017

BOISE, Idaho – A rare moment of bipartisanship is catching on among Western states' members of Congress with a bill to treat wildfires more ...Read More

In 2016, bark beetles destroyed nearly 50,000 acres of forest in Montana, according to the U.S. Forest Service. (William M. Ciesla/Forest Health Management International)

Fueled by Warming Climate, Bark Beetles Chew Up Western Forests

Monday, September 25, 2017

HELENA, Mont. – Fire won't be the only natural disaster to rip through Montana forests this year. Another disaster will be using its teeth ...Read More

The Eagle Creek Fire in the Columbia River Gorge has burned more than 48,000 acres. (James C. Kling/Flickr)

Timber Companies "Sole Beneficiary" of Salvage Logging in Gorge Fire Wake

Friday, September 22, 2017

PORTLAND, Ore. - A fire in the Columbia River Gorge is slowing down, but debate over what to do next is just heating up. U.S. Rep. Greg Walden ...Read More

A 2014 well pad fire in Monroe County occurred not far from Ohio's Wayne National Forest. (FracTracker Alliance)

Report Highlights Fracking's Threat to Ohio's National Forest

Wednesday, September 20, 2017

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio's Wayne National Forest is among the country's public lands most threatened by fossil fuel interests, according to a new ...Read More

Conservationists say they're worried about what a huge gas pipeline would do to the Appalachian Trail. (Appalachian Trail Conservancy)

Pipeline Impacts on Appalachian Trail Detailed

Wednesday, September 20, 2017

RICHMOND, Va. – A new report details the impacts a huge natural gas pipeline would have on the Appalachian Trail, and some of America's most ...Read More

The Wilderness Society is warning that the Chihuahuan Desert Rivers near Carlsbad Caverns may be opened to more oil and gas drilling by the Bureau of Land Management. (nps.gov)

Report: NM's Chihuahuan Desert Rivers at Risk from Oil, Gas Development

Wednesday, September 20, 2017

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A new report, Too Wild to Drill, from The Wilderness Society says the damage and destruction that would be caused from ...Read More

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has set aside 7,800 acres in Big Bend National Park to protect the Guadalupe fescue, a type of bunchgrass recently added to the endangered species list. (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

Texas Fescue Grass First Species Protected by Trump Administration

Wednesday, September 13, 2017

TERLINGUA, Texas – The federal government has added a species of bunchgrass found mostly in Texas to its list of endangered species. The U.S ...Read More

Wisconsin residents who live near this national forest say the state's bear hunt is diminishing the recreational value of public lands. (USDA photo)

Environmental Groups: Keep Hounding Out of Wisconsin’s National Forests

Monday, September 11, 2017

MADISON, Wis. – A number of environmental groups, including the Endangered Species Coalition, want to keep hunters who use packs of dogs out of ...Read More

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