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Expert says boreal forest 'wouldn't exist' without wildfires

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A photo of what’s left around Nemeiben Lake after wildfires ripped through - Photo by Bill Elliot

By Bre McAdam

Although wildfires need to be controlled when they threaten people and their homes, a Saskatchewan professor studying forest fire regrowth says they’re crucial to the forest’s survival.

Without the fires, Saskatchewan’s boreal forest as we know it wouldn’t exist according to Jill Johnstone, an associate professor of biology at the U of S. She said in the absence of fire, moss would take over the forest and snuff out the nutrients trees depend on.

“Moss grows really, really well... // Read Full Article


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