ES Michelson<p>Dear Friends,<br>Awareness of value of controlled/cultural burns in forestlands continues to rise. Long Island newspaper, Newsday, reports on the fire ecology of Long Island's unique Pine Barrens in the aftermath of small West Hampton Pines Fire. Byline: Tracy Tullis<br><a href="https://www.newsday.com/long-island/environment/fires-suffolk-pine-barrens-hj29k448?utm_medium=web_share_api&utm_campaign=web_share_api" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">newsday.com/long-island/enviro</span><span class="invisible">nment/fires-suffolk-pine-barrens-hj29k448?utm_medium=web_share_api&utm_campaign=web_share_api</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/ClimateDiary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateDiary</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ControlledBurns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ControlledBurns</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/CulturalBurning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CulturalBurning</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Forestry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Forestry</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/FireEcosystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FireEcosystems</span></a></p>