Prescribed fire or controlled burning is a tool used for good land stewardship. For more than 150 years, fires have been supressed. Forests have grown dense, and the fuel has built up. As a result, wildfires are more intense and often damaging.
Low-intensity controlled burns can be used to improve defensible space, clean up forest debris and restore forest and soil health.
Why Burn?
Lower fire hazard and make communities safer
Enhance forest health and resilience
Increase wildlife habitat
Improved forage
Restore and enhance native wildflowers
Control pests (like ticks) and invasive grasses and weeds
Resources for great basic information on prescribed burning in California:
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