Focus Group Helps County Leaders Understand Controlled Burns

摘要

Editor's Note: This is the first installment in a 6-part series on controlled burns. Although fire is an important tool in a rancher's range management toolbox, its role is sometimes misunderstood by the general public, who see only its potential fordestruction. In dry times, particularly when burn bans are in effect, county leaders find themselves in the difficult position of balancing the conservation needs of ranching constituents with public safety.