Burning_In_The_Forests

Burning In The Forests Burning in the Forests The forest is a complicated ecosystem for plants, animals and human inhabitants. All things are connected in nature. From the first evidence of human existence man has used fire to control and change his environmental surroundings to clear land for hunting, farming and population expansion. “Human life probably first made its appearance on our planet some three or so million years age, before the start of the Ice Age” (Goudie1989). Today only 5% of our North American forest remains today (Jensen3). This means we have managed to all but eliminate one of our most precious resources in America. Realization of this fact should make us question every method of managing the remaining forests. Knowing that all things are connected in nature also means our survival may depend on the health our planets natural resources. The argument of whether to use prescribed (controlled) burns on public and private lands can be a very impassioned subject for both sides. Does prescribed burning of forest benefit the health of the forest or hurt the ecosystem' Will prescribed burns prevent or lessen the effects of wildfires' Should man prescribed, forest, fires, fire, burning, wildfire, trees, burn, natural, fuel, forests, wildfires, results, management, intensity, burns, reduction, property, program, out, human, been, yellowstone, low, fuels, flames, first, every, ecosystem, behavior, area, way, today, things, strikes