Fire has always been a fundamental element of healthy forests. Learning to live with good fire is an important step for all communities living in the Wildland Urban Interface.
Although fire season has been extended due to climate change, proactive forest management including the use of good fire decreases the likelihood of catastrophic fires.
WHY WILDFIRES HAVE GOTTEN WORSE - AND WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT IT
Enlightening talk by Paul Hessburg, a Research Ecologist--PNW Research Station discussing how we got to where we are today and how we can bring our forests back to health.