Wildfires: Are Adirondack forests at risk of burning?
Wildfires and murky skies have the potential to become more severe in the Northeast and the Adirondacks
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What you need to know about Canada wildfires’ effect on air quality
Read this before heading outside.
Thick smoke hangs over the Adirondacks
Rain could relieve the park of hazy skies and polluted air
A time of scorched mountains
By Tim Rowland
HIstorian shares stories of early 20th century fires that swept through Adirondacks
Rebirth at Flat Rock Forest (photo gallery and video)
By Mike Lynch
Jack pines are dependent upon fires. Their cones remain closed until they are exposed to the heat of a forest fire.
DEC Rangers Fight Montana Wildfire
By Phil Brown
Ten forest rangers and ten other DEC employees and volunteers are helping to fight a wildfire in Lolo National Forest in western Montana. As of July 27, the fire had spread to 3,700 acres. In all, more than 400 firefighters and other personnel have been assigned to the fire. You can read more details in…