Spotfire!
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Spotfire! is FUSEE's blog that offers analysis and opinion on current events and issues from our crew of essay writers.
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- 2020
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Humans once experienced an intimate relationship with fire. In some parts of the world—such as within Karuk Tribal Lands—this connection remains unbroken. In North America, widespread Indigenous fire use shaped forests and grasslands, leading to greater biological diversity and healthy watersheds while also mitigating impacts from wildfire and climate variability.