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Fighting fire with fire

Washingtonians are leaning into the centuries old tool of controlled burns to manage lands

Aired 06/30/2023

NWPB Presents

Fighting fire with fire

Clip: Special | 3m 45sVideo has Closed Captions

Washingtonians are leaning into the centuries old tool of controlled burns to manage lands

As the days get hotter and warmer, many Washingtonians are gearing up for the wildfires that will ignite across the region this year, causing smoky skies, evacuations and potentially devastating loss. But land managers across the state have been preparing for those summer flames since the fall with prescribed burns, a practice with deep history in the Indigenous communities of the west.

Aired 06/30/2023

NWPB Presents is a local public television program presented by NWPB

NWPB Presents

Fighting fire with fire

Clip: Special | 3m 45sVideo has Closed Captions

As the days get hotter and warmer, many Washingtonians are gearing up for the wildfires that will ignite across the region this year, causing smoky skies, evacuations and potentially devastating loss. But land managers across the state have been preparing for those summer flames since the fall with prescribed burns, a practice with deep history in the Indigenous communities of the west.

Aired 06/30/2023

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