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Government officials are increasingly calling for tribal inclusion in policymaking, particularly in forestry. But how much they engage tribes varies, and some Indigenous leaders question whether these agencies truly respect tribal input — or if they're just paying lip service.
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More than $9 million has been approved for a project incorporating Native American management practices for oak habitat restoration in Oregon.
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Prescribed burns continue through parts of Oregon, including the McKenzie River Corridor where last fall’s devastating Holiday Farm Fire occurred. Outside…
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Up to 50 acres around the McKenzie Bridge area will burn this week, but forest officials say it’s both intentional and beneficial. Given the devastation…
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Early Native Americans did controlled burns to eliminate excess fuel or “slash” ahead of the hotter, drier periods. Now some researchers want that…
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Prescribed fire is one of the best tools to help prevent major blazes and help restore forest health. And many say we need more prescribed fire, not less.…
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That smoke you’re seeing and probably smelling over Eugene-Springfield right now? It’s not a wildfire – just a prescribed burn at Mount Pisgah.Lane County…
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Cooling temperatures and increased precipitation means prescribed burns will soon be allowed again throughout Douglas County. KLCC’s Brian Bull reports…
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Prescribed ecological burns are planned at Mt. Pisgah near Eugene-Springfield over the next month, starting as early as Thursday. Lane County Parks…
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Smoke will soon be returning to Douglas County, only this time, it won't be from a wildfire. Farmers will be utilizing *prescribed burns to prepare fields…