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The Forest Burns Another prescribed burn -- this one at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon -- is now beyond firefighters' control. The fire was started to clear brush and tinder and has now burned 7,000 acres. Mitch Teich from member station KNAU in Flagstaff, Arizona reports on the ongoing controversy over using controlled burns to manage forests.

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The Forest Burns

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Another prescribed burn — this one at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon — is now beyond firefighters' control. The fire was started to clear brush and tinder and has now burned 7,000 acres. Mitch Teich from member station KNAU in Flagstaff, Arizona reports on the ongoing controversy over using controlled burns to manage forests.