Will a Fear of Fires Burn New York?
![A forest overlooking Long Pond in the St Regis Canoe Area of Adirondack Park with artificial flames superimposed in the sky.](https://imgproxy.gridwork.co/quaxr0xbGv2Lnv1zQ5TZHHqGNdQ0TFTiHCNG9ZPz4Mc/w:820/h:615/rt:fill/g:fp:0.5:0.5/q:90/f:jpg/el:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy51cy1lYXN0LTIuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9ueXNmb2N1cy9hZGlyb25kYWNrLWZpcmUtZmluYWwuanBn.jpg)
Prescribed burns are banned in New York’s largest tracts of forest, but some rangers say they need to torch the brush to save the trees.
“We are so ignorant when it comes to fire management in New York state.”
![A fallen tree in a lush green forest](https://imgproxy.gridwork.co/JTctsK_RIx-P4lcpcOSDD28Kdi5wtSaGyyfKCXv_u4o/w:820/h:615/rt:fill/g:fp:0.5:0.5/q:90/el:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy51cy1lYXN0LTIuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9ueXNmb2N1cy9hZGlyb25kYWNrLWZhbGxlbi10cmVlLmpwZw.jpg)
![A group of firefighters walk through a wildfire in Nova Scotia.](https://imgproxy.gridwork.co/tN88qwePbB8cWhi55G-sM1J_l7DeizMEPnnaUAYSMg4/w:820/h:1093/rt:fill/g:fp:0.5:0.5/q:90/el:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy51cy1lYXN0LTIuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9ueXNmb2N1cy9ub3ZhLXNjb3RpYS13aWxkZmlyZS1wZXJyeW1hbi1lZGl0LmpwZw.jpg)
![A man saws a tree after a Canadian wildfire.](https://imgproxy.gridwork.co/vWwmGXGqkgzsI0KbtViQxwN13uDlwdpMf7CutenZgGk/w:820/h:1093/rt:fill/g:fp:0.5:0.5/q:90/el:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy51cy1lYXN0LTIuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9ueXNmb2N1cy9ub3ZhLXNjb3RpYS13aWxkZmlyZS10cmVlLmpwZw.jpg)
![A tree struck by lighting in the Adirondacks.](https://imgproxy.gridwork.co/9g6QbL23iDDJ-YK79N4Zan9NWYVCoO9tluFmS4fBmaQ/w:820/h:1093/rt:fill/g:fp:0.5:0.5/q:90/el:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy51cy1lYXN0LTIuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9ueXNmb2N1cy9hZGlyb25kYWNrLXRyZWUuanBn.jpg)
From left: a firefighter saws a tree amid wildfires in Nova Scotia; a dead tree once struck by lighting stands in the Adirondacks.
![A sign announcing New York's forest preserve.](https://imgproxy.gridwork.co/__Y464dvxCo5HvrEbnNH9R5rGzD4BmHmTJz34leUcI4/w:820/h:1093/rt:fill/g:fp:0.5:0.5/q:90/el:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy51cy1lYXN0LTIuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9ueXNmb2N1cy9hZGlyb25kYWNrLXNpZ24uanBn.jpg)
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