Suppression is not the answer

Letter to Editor by Trish Vigil, Ashland Daily Tidings, November 18, 2017; Also in Medford Mail Tribune, November 20, 2017

The remedy for an alcoholic is not more alcohol. It was surprising, therefore, that the gathering to consider forest issues in Medford (“Discussion on wildfire smoke draws small crowd,” Nov. 10) was informed that fire suppression has caused an over-dense forest susceptible to further wildfire and then focused on suppressing wildfire as the solution.

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