Thinning forests, prescribed fire before drought reduced tree loss

By Kat Kerlin, UC Davis

Image: USDA Forest Service

Dead and dying trees dot the landscape in the Sierra Nevada during the region's recent drought.

Thinning forests and conducting prescribed burns may help preserve trees in future droughts and bark beetle epidemics expected under climate change, suggests a study from the University of California, Davis.

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