Thinning, prescribed burns protected forests during the massive Carlton Complex wildfire

Thursday, February 27, 2020 - 17:50 in Earth & Climate

In the first major study following the devastating 2014 Carlton Complex fire in north central Washington, researchers from the University of Washington and US Forest Service found that previous tree thinning and prescribed burns helped forests survive the fire.

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