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Presenter says thinning and prescribed burns can recreate fire-cleared canopies

Unknown body · April 9, 2026
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A presenter described that canopy spacing in open areas is typically about 20–40 feet and said natural fire historically removed ladder fuels; they recommended thinning operations or prescribed burns to restore that condition. No formal action was recorded in the provided transcript.

A presenter explained that canopy trees in open areas are usually about 20 to 40 feet apart and that historically "mother nature" removed ladder fuels through fire. The presenter said the objective is to replicate that pattern "in either thinning operations…

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