With Rim Fire Near, A Look at Yosemite’s History With Fire
Ker Than
for National Geographic
Published August 26, 2013
...Fiery History
Fires have burned through Yosemite before. Lightning strikes spark natural blazes, and American Indians living in the valley once purposely set fires to promote the growth of plants they relied on for food, medicine, and materials to make baskets, string, and shelter.
These traditional burning practices were stopped in favor of a policy aimed at fire suppression when President Abraham Lincoln signed a bill in 1864 creating the Yosemite Grant.
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