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Historical Descriptions of Indigenous Cultural Burning

Historical descriptions of Indigenous wildland burning map (Courtesy of Stephen J. Tulowiecki) Author Stephen J. Tulowiecki Publication International Journal of Wildland Fire (2024) Article title “Compiling Historical Descriptions of Past Indigenous Cultural Burning: a Dataset for the Eastern United States” (Open access) Summary Mapping historical descriptions of Indigenous cultural burning in forests and grasslands reveals

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Stephen J. Tulowiecki

Native American geography shaped historical fire frequency in forests of eighteenth‑century Pennsylvania, USA

Associate professor of geography and sustainability studies Stephen J. Tulowiecki Author Stephen J. Tulowiecki Additional Authors and Editors Brice B. Hanberry (USDA Forest Service) & Marc D. Abrams (The Pennsylvania State University) Publication “Native American geography shaped historical fire frequency in forests of eighteenth‑century Pennsylvania, USA,” Scientific Reports (2023) Summary: Fire scars in tree rings

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