An example of forested land in NS that burned in late May 2023 viewed on Sep 27, 2023. This site is a managed conifer stand, ~ 30 years old. New, post-fire growth is mostly aspen and raspberry. According to Helen Whitman, “Those [Nova Scotia] fires burned in conifer-dominated areas” (Photo by David P)
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In recent blog posts, the organization also maintains that we are “worsening climate change and increasing wildfire risk by protecting too much land”.
I am not so sure, but I would like to see people more knowledgable than myself on such matters, weigh in.