University of California-Merced: Thinning, Burning Forests Provide Multiple Benefits, Some of Them Surprising
November 05, 2025
November 05, 2025
MERCED, California, Nov. 5 (TNSjou) -- The University of California Merced issued the following news:
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Thinning, Burning Forests Provide Multiple Benefits, Some of Them Surprising
Wildfires are growing more frequent and severe across the western United States, and California's Sierra Nevada is ground zero. Decades of fire suppression have left these forests overstocked and vulnerable to catastrophic fires, drought and pest outbreaks.
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Thinning, Burning Forests Provide Multiple Benefits, Some of Them Surprising
Wildfires are growing more frequent and severe across the western United States, and California's Sierra Nevada is ground zero. Decades of fire suppression have left these forests overstocked and vulnerable to catastrophic fires, drought and pest outbreaks.
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