Perspectives 2013 graduate edition

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How do forest management strategies used to combat wildfires impact tree growth?

by Phi l i p B arne s photography by R ob H ard i n

survivors In an effort to combat destructive wildfires, forestry management professionals began using techniques such as thinning or methodically setting fire to dead branches and twigs that could set off a big blaze.

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