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Lines of fire burn through a carpet of dried pine needles on a forest floor

Prescribed burning helps store forest carbon in big, fire-resistant trees

Evidence shows that frequent fire — through practices like prescribed fire or Indigenous cultural burning — can improve forest health and reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire.

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