Dr. Ken Carloni discusses fire management by Native Americans in the Umpqua watershed.
Dr. Ken Carloni discusses the impacts of pre-European forest management with fire by Native Americans, and how forest management has changed through time. Ken talks about the importance of fire in the Umpqua watersheds, including fire impacts on wildlife and forest structure. He talks about how current forest management regimes could increase wildland fire impacts, and suggests how to change our logging practices to be more in harmony with nature.