... Dr. Zybach a argues that the absence of salvage, reforestation, and fuel treatment after earlier fires allowed hazardous fuel loads to accumulate, resulting in severe reburns, sterilized soils, prolonged smoke, and threats to nearby communities.
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AFRC’s Tom Partin shares a look at Stoken Logging thinning dense lodgepole pine on the Flathead National Forest. This kind of active forest management reduces hazardous fuels, improves forest health, and helps protect nearby communities from severe wildfire.