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I made fire sticks from scratch using Abroma mollis wood, then used them to start a primitive fire. I also made and fired a small clay pot to test the clay from the hut.

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Clark County promotes a "Put Out the Fire" campaign to improve air quality by reducing wood-burning during the holidays.

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This fall, the Bay Area Air District updated the threshold for issuing a Winter Spare the Air Alert. On a Winter Spare the Air Alert day, all wood burning is illegal. Just one evening of wood burning ...