17 July 2017 / CBC News / Yvette Brend
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Fight fire with fire: How First Nations practice of burning the land helps prevent megafires

Okanagan Region, British Columbia, Canada

The grandchildren of Annie Kruger remember her lighting an Export A Green cigarette, throwing on her logger's jacket and heading out to set fires near Penticton, B.C. — part of an ancient tradition of using flames to clear brush, renew growth and create natural fireguards.


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