Indian Burning, The Myth of the Humanized Landscape and Parks and Wilderness
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The idea that frequent low severity blazes as was practiced by some tribal people can reduce large conflagrations is widely promoted by the media, timber industry, tribal people, and social justice groups. Photo George Wuerthner When reporting about wildfires, few media articles fail to claim that frequent burning by tribal people reduced fuels, resulting in few high severity fires. Indian burning is extolled as a panacea that if widely adopted will preclude or at least significantly reduce the large blazes the West is experiencing.
Indian Burning, The Myth of the Humanized Landscape and Parks and Wilderness
Indian Burning, The Myth of the Humanized…
Indian Burning, The Myth of the Humanized Landscape and Parks and Wilderness
The idea that frequent low severity blazes as was practiced by some tribal people can reduce large conflagrations is widely promoted by the media, timber industry, tribal people, and social justice groups. Photo George Wuerthner When reporting about wildfires, few media articles fail to claim that frequent burning by tribal people reduced fuels, resulting in few high severity fires. Indian burning is extolled as a panacea that if widely adopted will preclude or at least significantly reduce the large blazes the West is experiencing.