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On the recordSeptember 23, 2020
Healthy forests require active management in the form of mechanical thinning, prescribed fires, and other activities to ensure they do not become overgrown tinderboxes, as we see now.
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Abigail Spanberger
Democratic · Virginia

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Emphasizes the need for active forest management to prevent wildfires.

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