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Yosemite National Park
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![Natural fires were low intensity prior to suppression. Natural fires were low intensity prior to suppression.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090509101658im_/http://www.nps.gov/pwr/customcf/apps/CMS_HandF/Pictures/YOSE_YOSE_dyk3.gif) |
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Did You Know?
Prior to fire suppression by Euro-American settlers, approximately 16,000 acres burned each year in Yosemite National Park either by natural fires or through American Indian fire management practices.
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Last Updated: March 18, 2009 at 20:36 EST |