I was listening to Dr. Bill Wattenberg on KGO sunday night. He was talking about environmentalists standings next to the dozers telling the contractors the legal way to cut fire lines as the flames approach.
Maybe I should download his commentary, edit it a little and post it. It was great!
I've heard of a similar situation in NM, and there were also archeologists to make sure the dozers didn't damage any Indian sites.
There is absolutely NO official designation or commission creating any such position of authority as an "EnvironMentalist!" As Dr. Wattenberg likes to say "They just rubberstamp themselves in the forehead and in the A$$ with the word "EnvironMentalist," and that's all there is to it!!!