Tag: fire regime

Heavy livestock grazing causes more damage to small mammal populations living in montane meadows in the Southwest than wildfires, researchers found. Ecosystems across the region are experiencing an uptick in...

Wildfires are still raging across California and while they are mostly contained, they have consumed more than 150,000 acres combined. But what happens to wildlife in fires like the Valley...

Some salamanders may change the way they use habitat as trees are burned, thinned out or restored to historical oak savanna conditions, according to a new study. “There’s really not...