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A new study is the first to produce solid estimates of the hydrologic benefits of forest restoration work. Scientist Roger Bales explains how this could create a new method to finance controlled burns and selective logging.
Using selective logging and controlled burns, Ashland has reduced fire risk on thousands of acres in the forested watershed that provides the city’s drinking water. The partnership that made it happen could be a model for other fire-prone communities.
A century of fire suppression followed by the worst drought in recorded history has put California’s forest landscapes and water supply at risk. A study led by Van Butsic of U.C. Berkeley proposes a new way to manage forests.
Experts say a recent memo from interior secretary Ryan Zinke on how to stop and prevent forest fires perpetuates misconceptions about how fires can be avoided or controlled and ignores major drivers of Western fire: weather and climate change.
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