We estimate the impact of the Caldor Fire using the Lake Tahoe Tourism Impact Model™ (TIM). Our analysis is conducted at the community level. These sub-models are combined to show total impacts of the fire from a regional tourism perspective. Previous estimates of the...
Unnaturally overgrown forests, catastrophic fires, and bark beetle infestations: what’s wrong with this picture? Poor forest health. The sequence really begins with the U.S. Forest Service spending over half of its budget fighting catastrophic fires, which in turn...
