In this letter, he states that prior to 1800, on average, California had 4.5 million acres of land burned annually. 4.5 million acres. By the end of the 20th century, prior to the year 2000, by proper land management, they had reduced that to, on average, about 250,000 acres. So from 4.5 million to 250,000 because of good leadership, good governmental policies. Unfortunately, in 2020, California saw 4.3 million acres burn again. (00:41–00:52)
CLAIM
Asserts that proper land management reduced annual burned land in California to 250,000 acres by the end of the 20th century.
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