[AnAmericanMother]

I agree w/ Grampa Dave 100%, forester.

We need to get this plan out where all the freepers can see it, and write their congressmen and senators in support of it. It's a great plan.

We gotta Boy Scout troop right around the corner just rarin' to go!

[forester]

Thanks for your kind words. The plan I outlined is nothing new (except maybe the portable generation plants). Portions of it are straight out of the Quincy Library Group Plan that Congress passed and the USFS refused to impliment. Dave is right, the USFS is completely dominated by so-called "conservation biologists" who believe the best course of action is to do nothing. They stubbornly cling to the "balance of nature" mentality that says if we leave it alone, nature will take care of it and everything will be alright. This idealogy needs to be exposed for the lunacy it is. The only constant in nature is change. Forests evolve due various disturbances.... they do not reach a steady state (ie old growth) and stay there. Forests continue to change whether humans are there or not.

IMHO congress needs to give clear direction to the USFS and BLM that their mission is to actively take care of the public forests. These fires are proving the ramifications of benign neglect.