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To: MNJohnnie

Hubby fought wildfires in California for over 33 years. He says most of the huge fires now are because of environmentalists and politicians. No logging, no underbrush clearing, etc., etc. And the trees are all dead and ate up with beetles which Barbara Boxer stopped them from clearing many years ago.
Climate change my rear end.


40 posted on 08/03/2018 8:11:51 AM PDT by sheana
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To: sheana

The beetles go for the least healthy trees. A lot of trees aren’t getting enough water for optimal health. It’s kind of a cycle.

I think we need to be more practical about this and realistic. The west is getting more deserty. It’s not our fault but we should probably react to it in sane ways.


48 posted on 08/03/2018 8:20:17 AM PDT by Yaelle
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To: sheana

Yup,

Forest management can do two things, 1. Remove ground fuel and 2. Improve ingress and egress roads (used to be called fire trails) So that the fighters have access.

As a plus there are logging jobs created.Win Win


72 posted on 08/03/2018 10:15:31 AM PDT by KC_for_Freedom
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