Question
Why does cultural burning help with wildfire?
Short answer
The Council’s own stated mission gives long term fire protection for residents as one of the outcomes it is working toward, alongside a healthier ecosystem for plants and animals.
Where this answer comes from
Margo Robbins
Margo Robbins runs the Cultural Fire Management Council, which is putting Yurok cultural burning back to work on Yurok reservation and ancestral land.
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