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    Nov 7th 2023, Aaron Kania District Ranger

    November 7th 2023 “Managing Forests” Aaron Kania, Kawishiwi District Forest Ranger

    Aaron talked about how our forests have changed from times before Europeans arrived to the present and what we may expect in the future as our climate changes. Indigenous people used fire to clear the understory hence avoiding many severe crown fires. Our current dangerous situation includes a dense understory from a history of suppressing fires, extremes of climate including droughts, and close contact between people and forested land. He covered how carbon is stored in the forest and how it cycles through decay and regrowth.

    This was a rich discussion, thank you Aaron.

    We recorded a zoom of this discussion. You can find it here:

    https://us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/CXTCFjskn2IRsMzWkvrblZ5v5CaCIy3qaNOTdV1yHT-KoYW1X7Rocixbb2gCuddO.xJYyKBNmmZCxqXeC

    Passcode: aevu1+kC

    Here are 2 more good resources about forests, fire and biodiversity:

    First a video from the US Forest Service recommended by Aaron:     https://www.fuelingcollab.com/episode-2-2

    Second a short report in Politico on an article in the journal Nature. This was found by Becky: https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2023/11/13/protect-forests-dont-plant-new-trees-to-fight-climate-change-scientists-warn-ee-00126853

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