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Environment & Energy

NickB79

(20,112 posts)

4. Carefully

Reply to Srkdqltr (Reply #2)

Tue Sep 9, 2025, 05:45 PM

Sep 9

By thinning the forest of small trees, you prevent flames from being able to reach the canopy of the larger trees.

Then you have to set controlled burns when there have been decent rains so that humidity levels aren't too low, as well as watching winds and temps. There are always risks of fires running out of control, though.

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This Forest Survived a Megafire [View all] NickB79 Sep 9 OP

Fascinating! Good find. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 9 #1

How do you burn without burning all? I don't understand. Srkdqltr Sep 9 #2

Carefully NickB79 Sep 9 #4

Ok. I see. Srkdqltr Sep 9 #7

Immigrants from Europe might have learned how Native Americans were managing forests... hunter Sep 9 #3

Ditto grasslands. nt eppur_se_muova Sep 9 #6

Thats true. Srkdqltr Sep 9 #8

Hmmm ... no mention of these well-known phenomena ... eppur_se_muova Sep 9 #5