For nearly a century, Americans have been taught that all fire is bad. However, protecting communities and restoring natural fire cycles requires a significant shift in perspective—and a new mascot to lead the way.

Introducing Burnie Bobcat, who says, “Only you can promote good fire!”

Check out Burnie in the Los Angeles Times, in Landscape Architecture Magazine, on CapRadio, on Here and Now, and via the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at the University of California, Davis.