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Wildfires, forest management & why Yosemite Valley hasn't burned lately
Wyatt column
Burn piles smolder during a controlled fire in Yosemite Valley. The debris is collected from the forest floor by hand and also using mechanical thinning. Planned fires make up a small percentage of the hundred or so fires Yosemite experiences every year and are essential to limit megafires.
Here’s the 7-million-acre question: Why hasn’t Yosemite Valley burned?