Federal officials are drafting a plan that would renew oak woodlands for the diverse plants and animals that depend on it.

PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) -- If conditions are favorable on Wednesday, fire managers with the Ochoco National Forest plan to conduct more than 3,300 acres of prescribed burning operations in the Maury ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Deschutes National Forest firefighters are continuing pile burning operations Wednesday across the forest, officials said. Here's the Forest Service roundup of current pile ...

Environmentalists debate whether controlled burns should be part of forest management. Some believe that the practice does a good job of weeding out invasive species and creating healther ecosystems.

A two-decade-long experiment in the Sierra Nevada found that regular prescribed burns promote carbon sequestration in live trees and plants, maintaining forests' long-term ability to store carbon ...