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American Forest Fire – EarthX TV Series

By: Amos S. Eno
Posted on:02/14/2025

Three years ago Matt Spradin and I produced a four part film series, 45 minute segments, to explain the history and prevalence of forest fires across western states for the last 30 years. Today the fire contagion is spreading through the rest of the country because we are, universally, not managing our forests and creating unprecedented fuel loads. Native Americans burned our forests from Maine to California for 5 thousand years. Since early 1900s wee have engaged in nationwide fire suppression, and environmental groups have prevented forest management through the blinkered vision of never cut a tree. The prevalence of a wilderness perspective over management of forests is having dire and disastrous consequences.

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