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Wildland Fire in Ponderosa Pine: Western United States

The National Park Service explains wild fire ecology in the Western United States, specifically in Ponderosa Pine forests. Historically, Ponderosa Pine tree forests have adapted to and survived wild fires. Human influences on fire regimes has caused numerous changes to these cycles and affected both fires and the forests. 

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