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The Garry Oak tree, pictured here, can still be found throughout San Juan Island thanks supervised fires. Just as the Lummi used controlled fires hundreds of years ago, the NPS conducts controlled burning since 2003 to ward off the invasive plant life from the mainland.
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Burning the Forest – Native Americans shaped their environment through fire
Evidence suggests that the Coast Salish peoples of San Juan Island took an active part in managing and modifying the ecosystem they lived in. This included controlled forest burnings, where the dense forests of the island were purposefully set on…
