From timber to tinder: NC forestry officials worry about growing fire dangers, fewer workers

Forestry officials and the state fire marshal warned legislators that North Carolina needs to be much better prepared to battle wildfires.
The Monterey County Herald

Forest makeover boosts Pebble Beach fire defense

PEBBLE BEACH — Trees are missing from the Del Monte Forest and it’s for a good reason. Crews are removing dead trees and flammable underbrush after the Pebble Beach Community Services District doubled ...