Through The Fire: Restoring Forest Resilience

In summer of 2021, the Bootleg Fire burned across more than 413,000 acres of southern Oregon, making it the third largest wildfire in Oregon history. Nearly 15,000 of those acres were on The Nature Conservancy's Sycan Marsh Preserve. For two decades, this location has been used for extensive research about fire behavior and forest management. When the Bootleg Fire came to Sycan Marsh, it provided an unprecedented opportunity to examine years worth of work to better understand the results of various proactive tactics.
In this video, we visit Sycan Marsh before, during and after the Bootleg Fire and learn from the many partners, including The Nature Conservancy, The Klamath Tribes, and the U.S. Forest Service, who work to protect and restore this special place.
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[@louislamonte334]

Fire is only looked at negatively because it can affect humans adversely. It is absolutely vital for forest sustenance and revitalization. Great video!!

[@paulhessburgsr3416]

Very well done. A science supported story of change and the needed remedies. Congrats TNC friends!

[@maryr.huffman9449]

Every sentence, every scene worth the listen and look. Congratulations TNC in Oregon and Klamath Tribes' Chairman Don Gentry.

[@galaxyn3214]

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[@Jesse-Pissoff]

You really have to get to the very end of the video to get the point, i.e., the aerial view of the wildfire effect on the treated area vs. the untreated area on the other side of the road. What I found confusing was the video of the prescribed burning at the beginning did not seem to match up to the on the ground video at the end of the video.