Spanning nearly 150 million acres across 14 U.S. states and Canada, western dry forests are crucial ecosystems that support life as we know it in the west.
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Colorado
Front Range
Wildfires in the western United States, an important source of natural disturbance, has increased in size, frequency and severity in the last 30 years.
California
Growing our Impact
The California Chapter has a plan to save the Sierra Nevada from catastrophic megafires by exponentially increasing the amount of forest we restore.
Arizona
Future Forests
TNC operates much like a learning laboratory and tests various efficiencies, with the intent of saving money and time for the forest industry that is involved with restoration.
Montana
Restoring Forests
In the dry forests of western Montana, TNC staff are conducting controlled burns alongside fire crews from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes.
Idaho
Prescribed Fire
As wildfires become more frequent and severe, wildland firefighters are getting pulled away from proactive treatments like prescribed fire to suppress existing fires.
Oregon
Sycan Marsh Preserve
The Sycan Marsh Preserve became a focal point during the 2021 Bootleg Fire which burned so hot at times it created its own weather.
Nevada
Truckee River
The Truckee River watershed supports threatened and endangered species and provides approx. 85% of the water supply for over 400,000 people and 7,000 businesses in Reno-Sparks.
New Mexico
Protecting Water
TNC and partners launched the Rio Grande Water Fund, a collaborative large-scale effort designed to restore 600,000 acres of at-risk forests from southwest Colorado to Albuquerque.
Wyoming
Beneficial Fire
Although forests cover a relatively small portion of Wyoming, they are vitally important to the state’s well-being. One solution to help our ailing forests? Fire.
Utah
Prescribed Fire Work
Utah has more than 18 million acres of forest across the state. Increased development and warmer, drier weather threaten our forests which filter and store water supplies.
Studying Snowpack in the Cascades
Washington
Do forest restoration strategies designed to improve fire resilience also promote water resilience? New research brings hope!
Discover the Many Different Approaches, State by State
Western States Fire Map TNC is working hard to break the cycle of disastrous megafires in the Western United States. We use on-the-ground science, education and advocacy to make a difference in the geographies that need us most. See what we are doing in each of the western states.
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