The historic Colby Mountain Fire Lookout will remain staffed and operational for fire season after the decision to close it was reversed.

The lookout, which had been closed by the United States Forest Service, will now be opened and staffed for the upcoming fire season with Kenny the fire lookout manning the ...

It takes some effort to hike there, but this once abandoned tower in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is worth the ...

A camera detection system is a band aid. A camera cannot fully evaluate the surrounding terrain. A camera cannot interpret ...

Forest preservationists in the nation’s Heartland are again pushing Congress to nearly triple the size of a Southern Indiana wildland complex in the Hoosier National Forest, guardedly hopeful it will ...

Idaho Fire Lookouts is an independent research and documentation project focused on the history of fire lookout towers across Idaho. The project combines field research, archival work, and public ...