This week:How Indigenous 'cultural burns' can replenish our forestsThe wrath of the climate strikersIndustrial plastic is spilling into the Great Lakes, and no one's regulating it, experts warnHow Indigenous 'cultural burns' can replenish our forests(Sködt McNalty/CBC)For more than a century, Canadian wildfire suppression has stuck to the hit-it-hard-hit-it-fast motto — and has been highly effective in snuffing out the flames. Low-intensity burns, also known as cultural burns, have been lit purposefully since time immemorial by Indigenous firekeepers around the globe to rebalance ecosystems. Blah, blah, blah. Blah, blah, blah. Blah, blah, blah.

Source: CBC News September 30, 2021 14:37 UTC