Purposeful fire setting suffers from a P.R. problem, especially in the Wildland Urban Interface. Advocates of prescribed burns want to change that by educating people about this method of fuel reduction that is meant to create a safer, more resilient forest. KVMR News Director Cláudio Mendonça brings us the story.

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Prescribed fire educators demonstrated how low-intensity controlled burns can be used to improve defensible space, clean up forest debris, and restore forest and soil health. Check out the local press on Yubanet and The Union!