https://freerepublic.com/tag/forestrypolicy/ en-us Mon, 24 Jun 2002 15:43:37 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/705150/posts <p>The fires ravaging northeast Arizona are incinerating the world's largest contiguous area of ponderosa pine, Gov. Jane Hull said Sunday. But it didn't have to be this way.</p> <p>That's because for the past century, the United States has let its forests grow thick with underbrush, creating lush, rustic landscapes that, with the right conditions, can turn into potent tinderboxes.</p> Arizona Republic https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/705150/posts#comment Mon, 24 Jun 2002 15:43:37 GMT