Prescribed Burns Helped Curb the Caldor Fire
Prescribed Burns Helped Curb the Caldor Fire
September 20, 2021 – The Caldor Fire defied expectations, climbing up mountains and crossing highways, destroying more than 1,000 structures in the process. South Lake Tahoe narrowly avoided the fire’s wrath, which fire experts say was largely thanks to fire prevention activities, including prescribed burns. The following maps show how prescribed burns and other methods of removing vegetation to reduce the risk of hotter, larger fires — known as “fuel treatments” — slowed or curbed Caldor’s growth.
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Meet the People Burning California to Save It
Meet the People Burning California to Save It
July 29, 2021 – Frequent, low-intensity fires known as prescribed burns are one of the best ways to stop wildfires. So why isn’t California lighting more of them?
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CAL FIRE Reforestation Center in Davis Helps Wildfire-Prone Areas Recover
CAL FIRE Reforestation Center in Davis helps wildfire-prone areas recover
L.A. Moran Reforestation Center has spent 100 years sowing seeds
May 29, 2021 – What happens after California’s massive wildfires are extinguished?
Rebuilding, in many ways, begins.
For the past 100 years, Cal Fire has been doing its part by assisting in reforestation efforts across the state.
The hub for these efforts is located on a 60-acre site along Chiles Road in Davis. The L.A. Moran Reforestation Center was established in 1921 to embrace Cal Fire’s ongoing mission to protect the people and resources of California, according to the Cal Fire website. The Reforestation Center has produced millions of tree seedlings for the state’s reforestation efforts.
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Prescribed Fire in California. The State of California. One Tree Planted.
Prescribed Fire in California. The State of California. One Tree Planted.
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