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One step at a time. Forest management is a huge issue. Wildland firefighters are zealous, almost paramilitary organizations that try to vanquish every fire like
by carabiner 5y ago
One step at a time. Forest management is a huge issue. Wildland firefighters are zealous, almost paramilitary organizations that try to vanquish every fire like enemy invaders. In reality, fires are part of the lifecycle of forests that clear brush and make the forest healthier and more resilient in the future.
- GavinMcG 5y agoAt least nowadays wildland firefighters spend plenty of time conducting prescribed burns, too. They're not chuckleheads - they're perfectly well-aware by now that past practices contributed to the problem.
- bluGill 5y agoBut they are hired by and paid by politicians who know smokey the bear and don't care at all about the modern science of forests. Not to mention courts regularly block their attempts to control the forest (ironically often by lawsuits brought on by environmental organizations) As such they often are not allowed to do the right thing for the forest even though they know what to do.
- FooHentai 5y ago>In reality, fires are part of the lifecycle of forests Let's be absolutely clear that this is only true for a limited number of forests. The evidence for this is the existence of very old trees. Unfortunately many forests will become increasingly susceptible to fire as dry seasons are extending in many areas due to climate change.
- fennecfoxen 5y ago"Very old trees" generally means fire-resistant old trees, and frequent but mild fires regularly affecting the less-flame-resistant undergrowth.
- dividedbyzero 5y ago> The evidence for this is the existence of very old trees. Lots of tree species are able to survive a forest fire once they reach a certain size. There absolutely are very old trees in areas that burn frequently.