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Do you have any links to support such a broad statement? I've lived in Northern CA almost my entire life, and I would not classify the Oaks etc. as "high oil" o
by dfsegoat 8y ago
Do you have any links to support such a broad statement? I've lived in Northern CA almost my entire life, and I would not classify the Oaks etc. as "high oil" or any more flammable than trees in the rest of the continental united states.
In fact, looking at this study utilizing GIS data - it looks to me like the SE US actually contains some of the largest concentrations of fuel / fire risk:
https://eos.org/articles/assessing-u-s-fire-risks-using-soil-moisture-satellite-data https://eos.org/articles/assessing-u-s-fire-risks-using-soil...
- bluGill 8y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Control_of_Nature https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Control_of_Nature is where I read this. The types of timber in the area https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Gabriel_Mountains https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Gabriel_Mountains are known as high oil which means they burn hotter. Oaks are not high oil. Cedar and Pine are though. Note that current concentration of fuel/fire risk is NOT what I was talking about. There are big problems all over the US because of mis-management. Different areas need different management.