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Prescribed Burning Cuts Fire Risk In Southern Forests
Two million acres of southern forest land are deliberately set on fire each year using prescribed burning. Donald Smith of the Southern Forest Institute explains it clears underbrush, seeds beds, improves wildlife habitat, controls brown spot disease, and can kill unwanted hardwoods within pine stands.
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Atlanta, Ga
South
Donald Smith
Southern Forest Institute
Smith
West