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Through the Fire

Provided by: The Nature Conservancy |Published on: May 12, 2023
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  • This article and linked video describes the 2021 Bootleg Fire in southern Oregon, the benefits of dry forest restoration, and how those benefits became apparent during the aforementioned wildfire.
  • Students will learn that the fire was started by lightning and burned for over a month, but that the ecological thinning and prescribed burning in some areas minimized the damage of wildfires.

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Subjects: Biology, Earth and Space Sciences
Authors: The Nature Conservancy
Region: North America, USA - West, United States, Oregon, Southern Oregon
Languages: English

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The Nature Conservancy
The Nature Conservancy is a global environmental nonprofit working to create a world where people and nature can thrive. The Nature Conservancy has grown to become one of the most effective and wide-reaching environmental organizations in the world.

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