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From the NYT: Half Their Land Burned in a Decade: The California Counties Constantly on Fire

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Featured in the New York Times 8/15/2024
“In California, decades of fire suppression policies have exacerbated the issue, leaving behind overgrown thickets of vegetation. Much of the area in the Park fire’s path, for example, hadn’t been burned for decades or longer.” -Taylor Nilsson, BCFSC Executive Director

Download Article: Half-Their-Land-Burned-in-a-Decade-NYT-8.15.24.pdf (302 downloads )

Half Their Land Burned in a Decade NYT 8.15.24

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