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Danielle Smith: “Well, I can tell you, we don’t think that the only way to manage landscapes is to build a fence around it, allow it to…”

On the recordJuly 19, 2026
Well, I can tell you, we don’t think that the only way to manage landscapes is to build a fence around it, allow it to grow so old that all the vegetation becomes thick and dense and a fire hazard, and then wait for it to burn down.
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Danielle Smith

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Commenting on federal land-management practices.

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