forests
Posted Nov 10, 2013, 4:57 pm
Chris Cole
/Cronkite News Service
Two researchers at Arizona State University are aiming to help officials manage trees based on how different types are affected by climate change. Janet Franklin, a geography professor, and Pep Serra-Diaz, a postdoctoral researcher, are using computer models to study how quickly a tree species and its habitat will be exposed to climate change. That information is used to locate areas with specific elevations and latitudes where trees could survive and repopulate.... Read more»
Posted Sep 15, 2013, 5:05 pm
Amy Gleich
/Cronkite News Service
The Utah lawmaker who authored a law calling for the federal government to relinquish authority over public lands said Thursday that devastating wildfires are one reason for Arizona to follow suit.... Read more»
Posted Oct 23, 2012, 2:03 pm
Buckmaster Show
The University of Arizona's Dr. Tom Swetnam said there's a bleak future for Southwestern forests. Plus, Shelly Fishman with the Tuesday Money Maker Report, and LD9 state House candidate Victoria Steele (D), and comments on Proposition 409 from former Rio Nuevo Board member Rick Grinnell. ... Read more»
Posted Feb 10, 2012, 9:28 am
Jessica Testa
/Cronkite News Service
The Arizona State Parks Board and an environmental group are objecting to a state lawmaker’s plan that would tap a voter–approved fund intended for land conservation to help fund the restoration of forests devastated by wildfires.... Read more»
