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California Encourages Prescribed Burns to Counter Wildfires

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is encouraging more use of fire to fight fire, such as when deliberately set burns were recently used to protect giant sequoias from a raging wildfire. But sometimes what are known as prescribed fires themselves …

Florida Landowners May Plan Prescribed Fires

It’s now easier for Florida landowners to plan prescribed fires and manage wildlife habitats. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said in a statement Wednesday it had issued a biological opinion to the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service that streamlines the …