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Managing Wildfire Through Cultural Burns

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Reviving Cultural Burns: Indigenous Fire Practices

This chapter explores the significance of cultural burns among Northern California tribes, detailing their ecological benefits and the sustainable practices they promote. It contrasts traditional Indigenous fire management techniques with federal suppression policies, underscoring the need to integrate Indigenous knowledge into contemporary land management.

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