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Exploring new ways to clear and renew America’s forests

Fires have always been part of the life cycle of America’s forests. Letting some fires burn has often been considered good forest management. But that policy has become problematic as more and more people build homes in forested areas. Now some innovators have come up with a new way to clear and renew our woodlands. Barry Petersen reports.
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