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Without fire, hazardous fuels can build up and carry wildfire from the forest floor to tree canopies, creating extreme fire behavior that poses risk to firefighters, surrounding communities and natural resources.
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
With certain trees removed, and the canopy opened, sunlight can hit the forest floor.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 20 Feb. 2025
Hiking trails lead through swampy marshes with light-green water filling the forest floor.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 19 Feb. 2025
Heavily wooded areas are accustomed to more frequent fires, which mostly burned at low intensity, clearing the debris and vegetation on the forest floor without killing the larger trees.
—Lauren Sommer, NPR, 11 Feb. 2025
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
With certain trees removed, and the canopy opened, sunlight can hit the forest floor.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 20 Feb. 2025
Hiking trails lead through swampy marshes with light-green water filling the forest floor.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 19 Feb. 2025
Heavily wooded areas are accustomed to more frequent fires, which mostly burned at low intensity, clearing the debris and vegetation on the forest floor without killing the larger trees.
—Lauren Sommer, NPR, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Forest floor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forest%20floor. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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