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Jonathan Olsen

  • Forest managers across federal lands in Montana are intentionally setting fire to piles of underbrush, slash, and anything that could fuel a future wildfire. Controlled burns were halted this past spring due to concern that smoke could aggravate COVID-19 cases, but now as cases reach new highs, forest managers are addressing their backlog of burns.