In the study, plots were treated with thinning, thinning in combination with prescribed burning, and a control with no treatment. This area on the Deschutes National Forest in Oregon was “thinned”(euphemism for logging) and prescribed burned three years ago. Thinning and prescribed burning fuel reductions often stimulate the rapid regrowth of “flashy fuels” like grass, small trees, and shrubs. One reason is that prescribed burning by removing or killing some vegetation and releasing nutrients permits the rapid regrowth of plants. Secondly, think of the problem created by trying to maintain prescribed burning on a landscape scale.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 09, 2021 18:36 UTC