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Over population and high density building I spend an ungodly amount on weed abatement at my farm. We could also use goats for weed eating. Just because we hav

Over population and high density building I spend an ungodly amount on weed abatement at my farm. We could also use goats for weed eating. Just because we have a lot of surface land doesn’t mean it can be inhabited ..ca is building indiscriminately. Human settlements next to wild areas with fire hazard is the dumbest thing. With a clueless young voting population, a state agenda to hound more and more and a desire to get rid of CEQA makes people forget that land doesn’t not always mean dwelling. Dwelling also includes environment and its limitations. We are building homes ..and at high density..where land and forests should be allowed to be wild and untamed. There is a delicate balance. Forest fires are cyclical and periodical. This happens everywhere (think Scotland and heather burns) and controlled fires are essential. You can’t do that if there are real estate developments everywhere. There is such a thing as ecosphere and we must remember that we are part of it.

dwd 7y ago
Cultural burns are a better option. They require more time as they are slow burning and require the right conditions. Far less likely to impact wildlife. While there has been a lot of talk about it in regards to Australian bushfires: Native American indians also had a history of prescribed burning in the Sierra Nevada.
- jelliclesfarm 7y ago
  Yes..the native Americans(blackfoot, iirc) used to burn grasslands time a stubble to stimulate new growth for bison to graze..the bison were herded in tight groups and their stomping and dung created a grass mat...it’s those controlled burning and tight bison runs that later resulted in the most beautiful soil in this country. It’s a system with many parts. We are part of the system. Industrial Ag and factory farming and CAFOs have destroyed the equations that kept everything in balance.
  - dwd 7y ago
    There's some awesome scientific knowledge behind these practices developed over a time period far longer than modern farming practice. Yet we seem to think we know better. Industrial Ag/short-term profiteering have a lot to answer for.

dwd 7y ago

Cultural burns are a better option. They require more time as they are slow burning and require the right conditions. Far less likely to impact wildlife. While there has been a lot of talk about it in regards to Australian bushfires: Native American indians also had a history of prescribed burning in the Sierra Nevada.

jelliclesfarm 7y ago
Yes..the native Americans(blackfoot, iirc) used to burn grasslands time a stubble to stimulate new growth for bison to graze..the bison were herded in tight groups and their stomping and dung created a grass mat...it’s those controlled burning and tight bison runs that later resulted in the most beautiful soil in this country. It’s a system with many parts. We are part of the system. Industrial Ag and factory farming and CAFOs have destroyed the equations that kept everything in balance.
- dwd 7y ago
  There's some awesome scientific knowledge behind these practices developed over a time period far longer than modern farming practice. Yet we seem to think we know better. Industrial Ag/short-term profiteering have a lot to answer for.