Wildfires, smoke and livestock: What can we do?

The risk that wildfires pose to people and the environment is increasing because of numerous factors including, but not limited to, climate change. Other factors, such as the spread of invasive annual species, drive larger, more frequent wildfires in western regions. Additionally, increasing recreation on public lands and changes in where people choose to live have exacerbated the risks that wildfires pose. For instance, more people living in the wildland-urban interface means a greater risk of ignition and greater losses from wildfire events.