September 8, 2021
How Promoting Prescribed Burns May Improve Water Quality in the Long Term
The California Legislature recently passed Senate Bill 332, which would increase legal protections for professionals responsible for setting prescribed burns – or “the planned application and confinement of fire” to a specified area for the prevention of high-intensity fires and related ecosystem management. The accepted practice of setting controlled lower-intensity fires breaks down potential kindling to reduce the ignition and spread of major fire events and prevent the loss of life, property, and resources during hot, dry summer months. … Read More
Written by Michelle E. Chester