[Wolfstar]

Most sincere prayers and hopes that all will be well with you, your family and neighbors. When all is said and done, environmentalists whose misguided activism has caused governments to stop forest management in favor of "the natural way" will have a lot to answer for. I'm shocked at the hundreds of dead trees that were allowed to just stand there on those hillsides. It's nuts!

[OldFriend]

On the contrary, the powers that be in Lake Arrowhead have been VERY pro active in forcing homeowners to cut down their dead trees (due to the beetle) or they will come in and cut the trees down at the homeowners expense.

They have been very vigilant in that regard.

That community has always been pro active in regard to preventing fires and keeping the pine needles off the roofs of the homes.