Living in California, I can tell you that yes, nature has checks and balances for that. The main check is fire, and we have suppressed it for decades. The fores

Living in California, I can tell you that yes, nature has checks and balances for that. The main check is fire, and we have suppressed it for decades. The forest density in managed national forests here vs unmanaged wilderness areas is something like 10 to 1 I’d say. And now the fire is coming anyway.