(Jacob Levine) A newly established plantation on private land on the right shows a clear boundary with public forest following California's 2007 Moonlight Fire. A University of Utah study recently found that privately managed forests tend to have denser, uniform trees that are more prone to severe fire.
Leia Larsen is a sixth generation Utahn and a water and land use reporter reporter for The Salt Lake Tribune. She has covered environment, energy and political issues throughout the West. When she’s not chasing the news, Leia can be found exploring the Wasatch Mountains, sleeping in the desert or rooting around her garden.