[Windflier]

Yep, it's called brush clearing. Last I knew, it was still illegal in CA.

After a devastating fire in Yosemite Valley some years back, the state of California began brush clearance operations in that area with a vengeance. I've driven through Yosemite in the summer, and have seen mile after mile after mile of baled forest litter along the highways.

[wbill]

yeah, but isn't it still illegal for homeowners to take care of it themselves?

I only ask out of ignorance, and the fact that when I found it was illegal, my first reaction was "So What?".

When it comes to obeying a law that's likely unenforceable, and saving my house from burning flat, that's an easy choice.

[hinckley buzzard]

If you are talking about the Yosemite National Park, state laws don't apply to federal property.