I think your concept of marrying up the need for firefighters throughout much of the year now, if not the entire year, with restoration as well, so that we can get the forests back in a condition where prescribed fire can actually be used much more readily to maintain that forest condition, is a path to a lot more sustainable and healthy forests in the future.
Heinrich emphasizes the need for year-round firefighting and restoration for healthier forests.
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