Prescribed fire and wilderness: Barriers and opportunities in a time of change

The first fire on Earth ignited 420 million years ago. Today, our planet remains the only one that we know of where oxygen, fuels, and ignition sources - including humans - come together to spark flames. As fire historian Stephen Pyne writes, "We are uniquely fire creatures on a unique fire planet." Music courtesy of Souvenir Thread. Read the Science You Can Use and access related content on Treesearch.