Controlled burns

Most of the fires in the parks these days are "managed" by the park service. Smoky the Bear realized he had been too vigilant in preventing forest fires. A natural clearing of the undergrowth now and then prevents a totally disastrous fire which kills all the big old trees.

#13 The Many Faces of Yosemite National Park

September 6th 2010
August 27-29: The initial overwhelming impression of Yosemite Valley is that it is like a cathedral in stone. The awesome rocky peaks are all arround and as the sun swings west, every view changes. Yosemite is one of the most famous of the national parks in the USA, and it was, in fact, the first land set aside, in order to protect the giant sequoia trees in the Mariposa Grove at its southern en ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more

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