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Stanford researchers identify and provide solutions for implementing prescribed burns to help lower wildfire risks in California.
Published Study
Barriers and enablers for prescribed burns for wildfire management in California | Nature Sustainability
News Release
Setting Fires to Avoid Fires: Stanford Study Outlines Approaches to Enable More Prescribed Burns
Media Coverage
September 21, 2020 | California Burnin' — a Warning Against One-Party Rule | The Washington Post
January 22, 2020 | California needs to set more fires | Popular Science
January 21, 2020 | Why isn't California using more prescribed burns to reduce fire risk? | Ars Technica
January 20, 2020 | Controlled burns prevent California wildfires, study says. Why aren't there more? | The Sacramento Bee
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