ES MichelsonMar 14, 2025

Dear Friends,
Awareness of value of controlled/cultural burns in forestlands continues to rise. Long Island newspaper, Newsday, reports on the fire ecology of Long Island's unique Pine Barrens in the aftermath of small West Hampton Pines Fire. Byline: Tracy Tullis
https://www.newsday.com/long-island/environment/fires-suffolk-pine-barrens-hj29k448?utm_medium=web_share_api&utm_campaign=web_share_api

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More controlled fires needed to manage Long Island pine barrens, ecologists say

Firefighters will continue to vigorously fight accidental wildfires, even in the region's least dense areas, a Suffolk fire official said.

Newsday