“how they feel sorry for the wildlife”
Yep, which is exactly what got us here in the first place. It started with the spotted owl and went on from there. This feeling sorry for the wildlife killed the logging industry and the forestry management and led to the massive undergrowth we see today.
Brown wants to blame it on climate change, but without fuel no fire can sustain itself. And if Brown really believes his own nonsense wouldn’t there be a massive push to get the logging industry going again to help with forest stewardship?
I don’t think spotted owls were an issue around Paradise or Malibu. The problem is lack of water, too warm and too little snow in the mountains,and love of trees and shrubs for landscaping. I doubt that the logging industry was going to have much work in those areas.