As wildfires grow more destructive due to climate change, forest management is evolving to reduce risks and enhance resilience. While prescribed burns have long been used to manage fuel buildup, an exciting new approach focuses on harvesting dead wood to mitigate wildfire…

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Beyond the burn: Harvesting dead wood to reduce wildfires

A study finds that physically harvesting dead wood combined with thinning significantly reduced risks like tree mortality and crown fires, while lowering carbon emissions and offering carbon sequestration through products like biochar and charcoal.