The Sierra Nevada range is facing potential devastation. Wildfire suppression activities combined with seven years of drought have led to a large accumulation of flammable vegetation. These fuels are a fire hazard which the Forest Service is trying to reduce through either timber thinning or controlled burning. This video explains these activities and includes interviews with fire and ecosystem specialists in the Sierra Nevada range. This video explains the Forest Health problems on the forest and highlights the Ecosystem Management tactics for addressing and correcting those problems.
Prescribed fire is featured.
This video highlights the challenges of implementing Ecosystem Management techniques at the district level. Thinning of ground and ladder fuel and the use of prescribed fires are featured. The video uses the interaction of character actors to explain the benefit of using natural fuels and underburning to help reduce the detrimental effects of wildfire and to assist toward effective ecosystem management. Two Sides Of Fire 16 min. Wildfires have devastated millions of acres of forest land, however together with Smokey Bear, we've achieved a great deal of success in fire prevention.