The basic theme of the Capital Press article is how thinning and prescribed burning reduced the Bootleg fire’s intensity and the mortality of trees in a thinned and prescribed burned area owned by TNC.  The article’s photos show treated areas with limited mortality and nearby untreated areas with blackened snags. Proponents of thinning have cited More

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