![A dense forest of tall evergreen trees with a variety of shades of green, creating a lush and serene landscape. The forest floor is not visible, but the lower part of the trees shows a mix of green shrubs and vegetation.](http://blumcenter.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/unnamed-300x160.png)
Combining scientific data with Indigenous oral histories and ecological knowledge, research by Blum Center Associate Director for Sustainable Development Matthew Potts shows how cultural burning practices of Native people of the Klamath Mountains helped shape the region’s forests for at least a millennia prior to European colonization.