Sentence examples for brush and forest from inspiring English sources

He issued a general ban on open burning as a measure to prevent brush and forest fires.

Extended drought and lightning strikes have kindled fires sweeping through sage brush and forest, prompting President Obama to declare a state of emergency in Washington.

The skies over Camarillo, at the heart of the fire, billowed with gray smoke as walls of fire moved through the dry brush and forest.

Greek firefighters have battled large brush and forest fires on the outskirts of Athens and in the southern Peloponnese region, where flames forced the evacuation of at least three villages and two summer camps.

While a strong El Niño could be a blessing for California, where four years of drought have seen water rationing and intense brush and forest fires this summer, some of which are still burning this weekend, scientists say all kinds of variables could yet intervene to hinder rainfall levels.

Clearing brush and forest away from the site of Fort Stanton allowed for clear fields of fire for the fort's cannon for several hundred yards in each direction, a technique that would be applied (and later used) to great effect at Fort Stevens.

By encouraging extensive agricultural practices, such programs aim to prevent further abandonment of marginal farmland and the subsequent development of scrub brush and forests that support relatively few species.

Dry conditions coupled with hot winds during the spring months make southeast Australia prone to brush fires and forest fires.

Fires can actually benefit ecosystems by clearing brush and regenerating forests.

They cleared brush and replanted forests, built visitor shelters and ranger cabins, improved campsites and trails and fought fires.

Elsewhere in Southern California, several fires continued to consume forests, brush and at least five houses.