When a wildfire is tearing through a conifer forest, the assumption is usually that trees are simply fuel, more vegetation ...
Aspen trees can slow wildfires, giving communities more time and helping reduce fire spread even during extreme fire seasons.
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Canada researchers say aspen near communities can slow wildfires, limit their spread
Individual aspen trees can burn easily, though, because their bark is thin.
Researchers at McGill University have confirmed that aspen play a key role in forest fire prevention and mitigation across ...
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