By the time the danger had passed the morning after fire ripped through 600 acres of the Central Pine Barrens in Westhampton ...

The State Department of Environmental Conservation plans to conduct prescribed burns on certain DEC-managed lands in Suffolk County between now and early May.

Ollie Sweeney, Contributing Writer Earlier this month, a devastating wildfire ripped across Sunrise Highway on Long Island.

Controlled or prescribed fires have been used on Long Island since the 1995 Sunrise Fire near Westhampton to improve habitats ...

When I tell someone that the New Jersey Pine Barrens are among my favorite spots for a weekend getaway, they look at me like I just proposed vacationing on Jupiter. I suspect this incredulity ...

Firefighters will continue to vigorously fight accidental wildfires, even in the region's least dense areas, a Suffolk fire ...

A recent study combining data from more than 76,000 surveys from 35 monitoring programs across the country found butterfly populations declined 55% between 2000 and 2020. Work to preserve the pine ...

A passenger train in Balochistan, Pakistan, was attacked by separatist militants, injuring the driver and resulting in a hostage situation involving over 100 passengers. The Baloch Liberation Army ...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection released new fire-hazard severity maps Monday that added thousands of acres within the purview of local fire departments across ...

SUFFOLK COUNTY, Long Island -- Brush fires that burned hundreds of acres on Long Island over the weekend are under control and officials believe they now know how they started. More than 90 fire ...