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You know they did what we called controlled burns too, right? Like, we're not just talking about clearing for grazing land. There were epic forests on this cont
by gdubs 3y ago
You know they did what we called controlled burns too, right? Like, we're not just talking about clearing for grazing land. There were epic forests on this continent when settlers arrived from Europe, free of brush in the understory, walkable for miles like "parks".
- cyberax 3y ago> You know they did what we called controlled burns too, right? Like, we're not just talking about clearing for grazing land. Sure, on the East coast. And sometimes it was done to encourage only certain species of trees to grow. This was far from "gardening", though. It was ruthless industrial-grade resource extraction that completely ruined ecosystems. As a result, the biodiversity of large animals in North America is so poor compared to Africa or South America.
- pvaldes 3y agooh, not the native "controlled" burn myth again please. If controlled means: without using firefigthers, water hoses, planes, excavators, satellite cameras... just let it burn until it stops