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