North Central Research Station

Annual Trends for Forest Service Issues in the News - Fuels Reduction

Fuels Reduction captures news media discussion of hazardous fuels reduction and thinning. This includes discussion of forest conditions involving fuels buildup (e.g., fire hazard, overcrowded forests, overstocked) and fuels reduction efforts (e.g., fuels work, removing vegetation, thinning). Information about fire and fuels on the national forests can be found at http://www.fs.fed.us/projects/four-threats/#fire.