The “Smokey Bear Effect”

by Laura Domela

Smokey Bear was created by the U.S. Forest Service in an attempt to prevent forest fires — and it worked too well. By preventing the small fires that are part of how forests function (clearing out underbrush and small trees), the “Smokey Bear Effect” is causing massive, forest-destroying fires that eradicate large forests. In this short video, NPR explores the effect — and how we must accept small fires as an integral part of the life of forests.
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The “Smokey Bear Effect”

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