Scientists call for more controlled burns in West’s forests
Posted On Tuesday, October 8, 2013 By USA Education News. Under ARIZONA Tags: Colorado State University, fuel reduction, high-severity wildfires, restoration treatments, Trees burned by the Rim Fire, University of Arizona, University of Washington
By Bettina Boxall
Some of the West’s leading fire scientists are calling for the increased use of managed burns to reduce fuel levels in the region’s forests, warning that climate change is leaving them more vulnerable to large, high-severity wildfires.
In a paper published Friday in the journal Science, seven fire and ...
