The importance of accurately forecasting the weather where a wildfire is burning cannot be understated. Factors such as temperature, relative humidity and wind speed and direction all factor into determining how hot the fire will burn, how fast and where it will spread, whether spotting will be a problem and all the planning that goes into fighting that wildfire. Fires can also create their own weather which is another planning consideration. In this story, we look at how plume-domination impact

Sagebrush ecosystems provide crucial habitat for many species of wildlife. But in some areas, like the often arid Modoc National Forest in northeastern California, an invasion of juniper trees and shrubs combined with decades of fire suppression not only choked out historic stretches of sagebrush but greatly inhibits the growth of perennial grasses and forbes. And that’s bad news for elk, mule deer, pronghorn and other forms of bird and mammal life. So in 2018, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation