Much of the mismanagement of Oregon’s forests falls on the Feds.
>> Much of the mismanagement of Oregon’s forests falls on the Feds.
Some years ago I worked the fires as a radio tech in a Northwest USA state. Comment from a senior official: You could solve the forestry problem m parking a trailer full of chainsaws outside all the Home depots. For every guy that came by driving pickup truck: “Here’s your chainsaw - now go up there and CUT! (The do-gooder tree huggers would never have it, though.)
It's actually pretty complicated regarding the extent of the blame - state vs. feds. Yes the feds are responsible for national forest management, but they are often constrained by state laws such as those regarding emissions (for controlled burns, for example) and the amount of timber harvesting allowed, etc. At least that's how it is in California - I assume it's similar in Oregon.
“Much of the mismanagement of Oregon’s forests falls on the Feds.”
Explain that to those of us who may be ignorant about the forests in Oregon. Are you see most of the forests experiencing the wild fires are in National forests, or at least lands under federal control? That somehow state owned open/forested lands are not involved?