You are not far off. All the environmental nuts have been preventing either harvesting of dead (!) wood or controlled burns for years. Eventually nature wins.

You are not far off. All the environmental nuts have been preventing either harvesting of dead (!) wood or controlled burns for years. Eventually nature wins. Just a few examples: https://www.propublica.org/article/california-carr-wildfire-failed-to-prevent-it https://www.propublica.org/article/california-carr-wildfire-... https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/lawsuit-halted-fire-mitigation-work-in-area-now-burning-near/article_1645162d-56f1-5ae5-b118-44e4ed7fffb9.html https://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/lawsuit-halted-... https://psmag.com/environment/how-california-failed-to-prevent-the-carr-fire https://psmag.com/environment/how-california-failed-to-preve... https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/05/power-lines-are-burning-the-west/561212/ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/05/power... Wish I could find the video of a forest manager in 2018 fighting back tears of anger over what was happening that could have - should have been - prevented.