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YSE alumni are combining innovative forest restoration treatments with traditional land management methods to make ecosystems more resilient to destructive wildfires.
ASHLAND The Oregon Department of Forestry announced this week the awarding of $20 million in grants authorized by Senate Bill 762 for nine landscape-scale projects to reduce wildfire risk on forestl.
When the Bootleg fire tore through a nature reserve in Oregon this summer, the destruction varied in different areas. Researchers say forest management methods, including controlled burns, were a big factor.