Coalition stares down megafires with ambitious plan
A potentially game-changing effort to prevent megafires is rolling out in the woods up past Sonora.
The federal government granted $55 million in April for prescribed burning, selective logging and other work in and near the Stanislaus National Forest.
It grew out of a consensus among local business and environmental groups that the trees and brush have become unnaturally dense. Read more here: https://eedition.modbee.com/popovers/dynamic_article_popover.aspx?artguid=6ccd3b70-71f9-4165-b28e-5d2893144482
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