Beth Rose Middleton Manning

Blue oak woodlands in California offer beauty and opportunities to sustain traditional knowledge and ecological resilience. Nina Fontana

What Native‑held lands in California can teach about resilience and the future of wildfire

Indigenous forest management practices can help control wildfires’ frequency and severity, while also restoring people’s connections to the land.
Water spills over the Copco 1 Dam on the Klamath River near Hornbrook, Calif. AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus

Removing dams from the Klamath River is a step toward justice for Native Americans in Northern California

The largest dam removal project is moving forward on the Klamath River in California and Oregon. Tribal nations there have fought for decades to protect native fish runs and the ecology of the river.

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