WildEarth Guardians calls for major shift in national wildfire policy
The South Yaak Fire endangered private residences while it burned more than 12,000 acres in 2021 near Troy. (Scott Shindledecker/The Western News)
WildEarth Guardians recently released its official wildfire position, which calls for a major shift in national policy emphasizing the protection of homes and communities while recognizing the crucial benefits that fire provides to fire-dependent ecosystems throughout the American West.
“The overarching factor causing some wildfires to burn faster and longer is undoubtedly the climate crisis,” said Executive Director John Horning...
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