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Better forest management won't end wildfires, but it can reduce the risks – here's how

  • Written by Courtney Schultz, Associate Professor of Forest and Natural Resource Policy, Colorado State University
President Donald Trump and other federal and state officials tour a mobile home and RV park on Nov. 17, 2018 in the wake of the Camp Fire. Paul Kitagaki Jr./The Sacramento Bee via AP, Pool

President Donald Trump’s recent comments blaming forest managers for catastrophic California wildfires have been met with outrage and ridicule from the wild...

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