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Correspondence
Nature 409, 452 (25 January 2001) | doi:10.1038/35054239
The long-term answer: fight fire with research
Thomas J. Mills1 & Ariel E. Lugo2
- Pacific Northwest Research Station, PO Box 3890, Portland, Oregon 97208, USA
- International Institute of Tropical Forestry, PO Box 25000, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico 00928-5000
We agree with your Editorial (Nature 406, 661; 2000) in that the spectacular fires of last year should be a stimulus for improving management of forest ecosystems in the American west. In fact, through the leadership of the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service, a new programme is being implemented to improve forest management, in view of fire and other hazards that endanger forest health.
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