Meadow

Fire is often seen as a destructive force. And it certainly can be, especially after decades of fire suppression across much of the western U.S. But slowly, with a better understanding of fire ecology and with the benefit of Indigenous knowledge, state and federal agencies are seeing the benefits that regular, low-intensity fires can provide entire ecosystems, like this one in Yosemite National Park. Photograph by Jen Guyton

Fire for Water

By Ashley Braun

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February 12, 2024

To combat the growing risk of catastrophic wildfires and to bring more water back onto the landscape, a tribe in California is helping to reshape fire management policy in the West.