A stand with a plan
James Donahey, forester and silviculturist for the Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests, stands in a red pine plantation in decline. (USDA Forest Service photo by Briana Shepherd)
To the average mountain biker or hiker on the Pine Brook Trail, there may not be anything about the area that stands out. Lots of trees, some dead and downed…
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Tribal and Indigenous Fire Tradition
USFS Six Rivers National Forest fire crew conducting a prescribed burn for enhancing beargrass for tribal basket weaving, near Orleans, Calif. June 2017
Centuries ago, indigenous people inhabited the land from coast to coast. They knew what scientists confirm today: Frequent, low intensity fires on…