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Foresters, prescribed-fire experts swap knowledge to reduce wildfire impacts

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Foresters, prescribed-fire experts swap knowledge to reduce wildfire impactsProgram in El Dorado County shows many benefits of "good fire", training events.by Michael Hsu F resh out of high school, Marcus Hampshire, a member of the United Auburn Indian Community, was invited by his uncle to participate in a cultural burn -the controlled use of fire by Indigenous peoples to manage the land.He was hooked."From then on, I always had a torch in my hand or I was dragging fire with a tool," said Hampshire, who is part of the Fire Leadership for Intertribal Conservation Knowledge-keeping Eco-cultural Revitalization (F.L.I.C.K.E.R.) Crew."I really enjoy being able to see how fire works on the landscape

Source: California Agriculture

DOI: 10.3733/001c.157542

Author: Michael Hsu

Institution: University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Language: English

Topic: Fire effects on ecosystems

Subfield: Global and Planetary Change

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Life on land

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Agence Nationale de la Recherche