| Since officials began aggressively suppressing wildfire, many of Florida's forests have been taken over by slash and loblolly pine. |
| They reduce wildfire damage, help fire-dependent species propagate, and remove competing species like red maple. |
| Favorable weather is helping firefighters gain ground on a ferocious wildfire in Southern California. |
| Hardy and well-adapted, these plants help hold soil in place and revegetate lands denuded by wildfire or disturbed by mining. |
| In modern drama there is no such thing as the rational counter to wildfire popular beliefs. |
| In California, firefighters are gaining ground on a wildfire there that has burned more than 3,000 acres. |
