Work to reduce excess flammable vegetation in forests warded off the release of 2.7 million tons of carbon dioxide, averted nearly 60 premature deaths and avoided $2.8 billion in damages in the Western U.S., according to a new study from the University of California, Davis.  The study, published May 7 in the journal Science, also … Continue reading Prescribed Burns and Forest Thinning Averted Millions of Tons of Emissions and Billions in Damages