California knows they need to clear brush to prevent wildfires but environmentalist won’t let it happen What seems to have changed is the need to clear brush.

California knows they need to clear brush to prevent wildfires but environmentalist won’t let it happen What seems to have changed is the need to clear brush. Before the climate crisis, droughts were less severe and the need for intensive forest management wasn't there., now when people say we need to clear brush to prevent fires, what does that mean? It would be environmentally destructive to just go and start clearing out important forest ecosystems, the brush is surely part of the ecosystem ? In Australia, they're trying to reinstate ceremonial burning by Aboriginal tribes people, but I have it on good authority these efforts aren't always going smoothly because it turns out there are good times and destructive times to set fire to the forest. These skills need to be relearned. For example: In Australia, many native shrubs seeds need fire to open, but the seeds need to be present before the burn. So knowing the right time to do this is a lost art in many many areas in Australia due to destruction of their culture. I know people are working on restoring this practice which is a beautiful and hopeful thing to hear. California isn't a place which has been traditionally exposed to intentionally burning as far as I'm aware of? So it's probably more complicated than just blaming environmentalists for it? I mean, maybe they have a point? Sounds like the best thing to do is get to net zero carbon emissions by 2030.