In 2012, I spent a season on a wildland firefighting crew based just outside California’s Sequoia National Park. Our first assignment wasn’t a wildfire but a cleanup project at Devils Postpile ...

There's nothing quite like the relaxing feeling of putting your feet up next to a warm, crackling fire, especially during the cold winter months. But if you've ever had to deal with firewood, you know ...

A few weeks ago my neighbor and I were talking firewood. Specifically, we were talking about whether to stack with the bark up or the bark down. He’s a rugged, quiet, mid-western Norwegian type. “Well ...