Agroforestry project attempts to slow threat of wildfire in Kootenay region

Wildfire is one of the major threats to life in the West Kootenay. Despite living in a temperate rainforest, drought and dry conditions due to climate change have increased the threat of wildfire events over the last few years. In response to that growing threat many Kootenay communities and local governments have been proactive, performing “fuel treatment” in forested areas

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