Controlled Burns Have Saved Thousands of Giant Sequoias
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“The use of small, controlled burns to clear out flammable underbrush has saved thousands of giant sequoias from devastating wildfires, new research finds. The new study used aerial and satellite imagery to examine more than 26,000 giant sequoias. It found the trees were roughly four times more likely to survive the Castle and KNP Complex […] The post Controlled Burns Have Saved Thousands of Giant Sequoias appeared first on Human Progress.
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