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Why certain wildfires are necessary - Jim Schulz

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Our early ancestors relied on lightning to cause forest fires, from which they could collect coals and burning sticks to help them cook food and clear land. Yet, it wasn’t just humans who benefited from these natural phenomena. Even as they destroyed trees, fires also helped the forests themselves. Jim Schulz outlines the benefits of wildfire.

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Animator
Iuri Araujo, Guilherme Araujo
Director
Iuri Araujo, Guilherme Araujo
Script Editor
Emma Bryce
Sound Designer
Weston Fonger
Educator
Jim Schulz
Narrator
Pen-Pen Chen

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