Caring for the land after the fire

Not long ago, these hillsides were completely blackened. Trees stood scorched. Now early spring grasses cover the ground, bringing new growth to the charred remains of a 2024 wildfire that swept through more than 240,000 acres on the Boise National Forest in Idaho.

“It was a significant wildfire season for us. During the summer of 2024, we had a total of about 65 total fires. The large fires spread across four different ranger districts on the forest, and so that presented the challenges and the complexity of the season for us,” said David Francomb, Deputy Forest Supervisor of the Boise National Forest