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2) Forest fire!
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Describes the forest life cycle and the destructive and renewing aspects of forest fire.
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Fire has always been a fundamental element in nature. It has been a primal force that has both attracted and repelled the human species since time immemorial. Fire also affects wildlife and wildlife habitat and this is the focus of this informative documentary. Filmed on location in Yellowstone National Park, this DVD shows how fire affects our forests and generates a healthy, more vigorous wildlife population. It also traces the history of fire management...
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"The Yellowstone fires of 1988 consumed nearly 800,000 acres--36 percent of the park. In the years following, spectacular wildflowers rose from the ashes and trees rapidly reclaimed the landscape. In this twenty-five-year look back at the fires, author and photographer Jeff Henry recalls not only the summer of 1988, when he witnessed and photographed nearly every aspect of the fires, but also the years since as nature healed the charred landscape."--Back...
17) Wildfires
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Presents wildfires as neither good nor bad but as part of the endless cycle of change in forests and grasslands.
20) Forest fire
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Describes what causes forest fires, how they are detected, techniques used to put them out, and the damage that is done. Reexamines sometimes beneficial effects on plant and animal life.