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Forest restoration helped slow spread of 33,000-acre Utah wildfire

A 33,000-acre wildfire spread through Utah, while areas previously treated by forest thinning, juniper removal and wetland restoration helped slow its advance.

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The fire demonstrates both the scale of wildfire risk and the potential value of mitigation projects for limiting spread.

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  1. A Utah restoration project treated 3,873 acres by thinning forests, removing juniper and repairing wetlands; during a 33,000-acre wildfire, earlier treated areas helped slow its spread ↗timesofindia.indiatimes.com · Recorded source date: Sep 16, 2026, 10:16 AM UTC

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