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Fire in the interface
| Author: |
Glenn, M. |
| Date: |
1999 |
| Periodical: |
Forum for Applied Research and Public Policy |
| Abstract: |
Fire is a necessary element of healthy, viable ecosystems, and nature exacts consequences when humans interrupt the natural and intricate place of fire in ecological evolution. We tread a dangerous path when we fail to recognize that the very trees and vegetation that drew people to the interface can be a torch for destructive fire. Managed fires are a useful tool to build defensible space and healthy forests, yet wildfires continue to wreak havoc in the interface. |
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