How were healthy forests important to the livelihoods of California Indians? What uses did forests have? List and briefly discuss 3 management practices of California Indians. Which of these are potentially useful in forest management now?

Read and take notes on all five assigned articles. View short videos. Review two attached PowerPoints. Respond to the following prompts
1. After reading all four articles, list and briefly discuss the role of the following in the increased severity of wildfires in California: (1) climate change; (2) poor management practices, including fire suppression practices; (3) logging practices; (4) increased population density, especially in the “wildland interface.”

2. Briefly discuss the (1) the economic importance of forests; (2) the ecological importance of forests.

3. Based on Anderson and Moratto, how were healthy forests important to the livelihoods of California Indians? What uses did forests have? List and briefly discuss 3 management practices of California Indians. Which of these are potentially useful in forest management now?

4. Kelsey discusses two “ecological practices” for managing forests in the Sierra Nevada. What are these? How do they differ from present practices?5. Based on all the readings and other source material, identify and briefly discuss at least 3 policy issues associated with managing and restoring California forests. What are the barriers to the implementation of the policies you have identified?
Dixie Fire, 2021.pptx
Anderson_Marotto_Indigenous_Landuse_Sierra_CA_1996.PDF
Kelsey_Ecological_Forest_Management_Fremontia_2003_47_2.pdf
Ca_Indians_fire_Management_SFChronicle_201011.docx
Restoring California Forests_Conv_20_10_13.docx
Forest Health & Wildfire in California.pptx
OrganizingforForest Management videos.docx

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