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To: george76

Ya know, if the forest is infected, a fire might not be a bad thing...


11 posted on 08/15/2006 8:59:58 AM PDT by Little Ray (If you want to be a martyr, we want to martyr you.)
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To: Little Ray
Ya know, if the forest is infected, a fire might not be a bad thing...

Nature's disinfectant.
14 posted on 08/15/2006 9:05:13 AM PDT by July 4th (A vacant lot cancelled out my vote for Bush.)
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To: Little Ray

The fires will kill many of the beetles.

Unfortunately, the fires will also pollute the air, pollute the water supply with ash which also kills wildlife ( not just fish...), then kills the organic soil if it gets hot enough.


15 posted on 08/15/2006 9:06:29 AM PDT by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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To: Little Ray

Fire is not a bad thing even when the forest is not infected.


18 posted on 08/15/2006 9:09:25 AM PDT by kinsman redeemer (The real enemy seeks to devour what is good.)
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