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"Trump blames California for wildfires, tells state ‘you gotta clean your floors’" https://www.politico.com/states/california/story/2020/08/20/trump-blames-cal

• bluGill 2y ago
  Anyone in forestry has known for decades 'smoky the bear' is killin our forests. though each forest it different and California forests need very different treatment from most.
  • LargeWu 2y ago
    I think the point of Smoky Bear is to prevent accidental fires through carelessness, from somebody not extinguishing their campfire or a discarded lit cigarette, by the general public. Managing wildfire risk with intentional, controlled burns is something else entirely.
    • bluGill 2y ago
      Two problems, first everyone went too far and put out all fires. Second if we let those careless fires burn they would stay small as nature was already doing the job.