Some solutions have been found: thinning overcrowded forests and burning excess fuel to prevent the spread of huge fires. But how, when and by whom should excess fuel be managed?
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| Jason Thivener of the Southwest Forest Alliance
points out a ponderosa pine that is infected with dwarf-mistletoe on
their experimental plot in Williams, Ariz., July 9, 2001. |
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| A ponderosa pine in the Fort Valley Experimental
Forest carries a "Timber Sale Area" sign. Evidence of minor
damage from a prescribed burn carried out by the Ecological Restoration
Institute is visible at the base of various trees in the area. Photo
taken on June 21, 2001. |
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| A pile of slash lies in front of a flatbed full
of small diameter logs removed from the Fort Valley Experimental Forest.
This thinning project was prescribed by the Ecological Restoration Institute. |
