We Can Do Something About Stressed-Out Forests

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Sep 1
1 min read

Before the arrival of white settlers, Native Americans commonly managed forests with low-intensity fires to benefit wildlife and aid in hunting. These fires, along with ones caused by lightning strikes, meant the forests that greeted the settlers were far more open and parklike.

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