US Forest Service

The Chumash Fire Department honored for the work at the Figueroa Mountain Fire Station.

Chumash Fire Department honored by tribal leadership and U.S. Forest Service

Gabriela Fernandez

Last week the Chumash Fire Department in Santa Ynez was honored by tribal leadership and the U.S. Forest Service for their work during fire season. The department was established to train and prepare firefighters for working with the forest service.

Issues & Ideas: Wildfire season, Santa Barbara history, and a SLO airport project

Tom Wilmer

In this episode of Issues & Ideas: Wildfire season has arrived in California, and managers of a preserve in Monterey County are hoping to change the way…

Environment and Energy

Criticism, extended comment deadline for US Forest Service's Los Padres project

Sean Flannelly

The US Forest Service plans to help prevent wildfires in the Los Padres National Forest by cutting down trees and chaparral across a 755-acre area of the…

Environment and Energy

Expanded logging easier under proposed US Forest Service plan

The US Forest Service is taking additional public comment this month on a controversial plan that will relax permitting for new logging and forest…

Millions of California trees dead in 2016 due to drought, insects

More than 100 million trees have died in California since 2010, according to data released Friday from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Two-thirds - or…

UPDATE: Canyon Fire grows to more than 12,000 acres as crews gain containment

UPDATE: Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at 5:46 p.m.Containment of the Canyon Fire burning on Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) in Santa Barbara County was…

UPDATE: Evacuation orders lifted for Santa Margarita, Cuesta Fire enters rough wilderness terrain

A community meeting was scheduled Wednesday night at Santa Margarita Elementary School to answer questions related to the Cuesta Fire. San Luis Obispo…