From the Points North podcast: "Rekindling wilderness: bringing back an Indigenous practice to manage the land," an episode about using fire to cultivate forests. In it, reporter Patrick Shea visits the Cloquet Forestry Center to speak with research forester Lane Johnson about spotting fire damage on trees and how to learn about the history of fires from it.
Points North, a podcast about the land, water, and inhabitants of the Upper Great Lakes, is produced by Interlochen Public Radio (IPR).
Listen to the podcast episode in full on the IPR website: "Rekindling wilderness: bringing back an Indigenous practice to manage the land"
Image description: Against a maroon background is the dark blue, square logo for the Points North podcast, which is decorated with the silhouettes of evergreen trees in white and blue-grey. A graphic of yellow headphones hugs the logo. Below that is the title of a podcast in white text: "Rekindling wilderness: bringing back an Indigenous practice to manage the land."