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A man rides off on his motorcycle after stopping to watch a wildfire burn on the side of a mountain in Lytton, B.C., Thursday, July 1, 2021. Experts in wildfires and fire ecology say British Columbia must spark far more prescribed burns, akin to how Indigenous communities have managed forests, to mitigate the risk of huge, destructive blazes the province has seen in recent years. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
VANCOUVER – Wildfire experts say British Columbia must spark far more prescribed burns, akin to how Indigenous communities have managed forests, to mitigate the risk of huge blazes. ....

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Fire experts prescribe Indigenous cultural burns to reduce wildfire risk in B.C.


by Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press
Posted Jul 18, 2021 5:00 am ADT
Last Updated Jul 18, 2021 at 5:09 am ADT
VANCOUVER Wildfire experts say British Columbia must spark far more prescribed burns, akin to how Indigenous communities have managed forests, to mitigate the risk of huge blazes. 
“We’re not burning anywhere near as much as we should,” saidfire ecologist and noted burn boss Bob Gray, from Chilliwack, B.C., who consults for local, provincial, state and tribal governments across Canada and the United States.
B.C. should be burning tens of thousands of hectares every year to reduce dense forests packed with fallen branches and leaves, said Gray, but the Forests Ministry said it burned an average of 5,000 hectares annually from 2010 to 2019.  ....

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