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Good to see more communities around the west starting to allow land managers like foresters make some of these scientific decisions on how to best manage a forest.

Second, creating a defensible space near one's home influences the fire fighters future decisions on attacking a future wild land fire.

It may save your home.

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1 posted on 11/07/2007 10:06:28 AM PST by george76
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To: george76

Is it unusable as board lumber? Burning it seems a waste.


2 posted on 11/07/2007 10:10:52 AM PST by Argus
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To: george76

—there’s a whole bunch of it across the pass in Dillon Valley that needs to be burned— (although it has led to tourist humor about “where do I get one of those pretty reddish pine trees” )


3 posted on 11/07/2007 10:15:27 AM PST by rellimpank (--we need a special font for <b>SARCASM</b>)
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To: george76

Why not give it to homeowners to burn in their fireplaces?


5 posted on 11/07/2007 10:18:19 AM PST by CommonJudge (Fed up with Harry)
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To: colorado tanker; TenthAmendmentChampion; SierraWasp; Colorado Doug

Some small, under the radar, good news ?


19 posted on 11/07/2007 4:53:16 PM PST by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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Those people should be forced to make cellulosic ethanol with that wood. Where the hell is algore when you need him?


22 posted on 11/07/2007 7:19:11 PM PST by I got the rope
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To: Beowulf

~~ AGW™ ping~~


23 posted on 11/08/2007 3:34:43 AM PST by steelyourfaith
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