Scientific Forest Management Works. We Just Have to Use It

As wildfires burn across the West, many Americans have lost their loved ones, their homes and all their possessions. My prayers are with everyone who has been displaced or who is heroically fighting the fires, and I hope these blazes are quickly contained. Unfortunately, fires like this have become so common that we refer to this time of year as “wildfire season.” I don’t think we just have to accept this as the new normal. In all my years as a forester, I’ve seen firsthand that scientific forest management works. These are commonsense policies that we need now to prevent devastating fires like these in the future.

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