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To: DMaA who wrote (306477)5/23/2009 10:37:20 AM
From: ManyMoose  Respond to of 793750
 
Most people don't realize that the 20 million or so Native Americans who lived here before Columbus engaged in aggressive vegetation management. They burned undergrowth to clear it for agriculture and enhance the wildlife habitat.

Lewis and Clark noted that they sometimes torched trees just for the fireworks.