On Controlling Fire, New Lessons from a Deep Indigenous Past

Yale e360
Jul 24, 2025, 2:31 am124 pts
For centuries, the Native people of North America used controlled burns to manage the continent's forests. In an e360 interview, ecologist Lori Daniels talks about the long history of Indigenous burning and why the practice must be restored to protect against catastrophic fires. Read more on E360 →

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