Wildfire risk goes up where trees and shrubs replace grasses
When shrubs and trees replace grasses, spot fires spread. That makes wildfires more difficult to monitor, control, and suppress.
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When shrubs and trees replace grasses, spot fires spread. That makes wildfires more difficult to monitor, control, and suppress.
A new study, led by University of Florida forest management researcher Victoria Donovan, found that as woody plants like shrubs and trees replace herbaceous plants like grasses, spot fires can occur farther away from the original fire perimeter.
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