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Catching Fire tells a compelling story of how a small but committed group of local, tribal, state and federal land managers are bringing back the use of prescribed fire as a tool to protect communities and ecosystems across Northern California. It examines the use of fire by the Karuk Tribe of California, and the connection between the rise of megafires across the West and the last century of fire suppression. Drawing on interviews with fire scientists, tribal and federal land managers, and fire savvy residents from across the North State, this film provides insight on how our relationship to fire can be restored through strategic use of fire as a powerful management tool.

Cataloging Information

Topic(s):
Fire Communication & Education
Public Perspectives of Fire Management
Fire History
Fire & Traditional Knowledge
Fuels
Fuel Treatments & Effects

NRFSN number: 205
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