Fixing forests or fueling fires? Scientists split over active management

Mongabay
Aug 13, 2025, 6:26 pm217 ptsTop
On Sept. 8, 2020, a brush field in southern Oregon, in the northwestern U.S., caught fire. Over the next week, “walls” of flame tore through the towns of Talent and Phoenix in the Rogue River Valley. Here, hot, dry summers crisp low-lying vegetation, and convective winds — like those that kicked up in…

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