On the first day of a 2021 prescribed fire in south-central Oregon, all went to plan as firefighters slowly burned areas in Fremont-Winema National Forest. They created a deliberate mosaic alternating between swatches of blackened land and decadent foliage. Fire specialists designed the operation to reduce risk to the nearby Sprague River Valley community and … Continue reading As U.S. insurers stop covering prescribed burns, states and communities step up