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What western states can learn from Native American wildfire management strategies

  • Written by Kari Marie Norgaard, Professor of Sociology and Environmental Studies, University of Oregon
Aja Conrad, the Karuk Tribe's workforce and internships coordinator, lights a prescribed fire in Orleans, California.Jenny Staats, CC BY-ND

For several months in 2019, it seemed wildfires wouldn’t rage across the West as they had in recent years. But then came the dry autumn and California’s Santa Ana and Diablo winds, which can drive...

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