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It may have started as an act of Gawd, but the resulting damage is the result of another example of idiot policy started at some point in time and continued by idiots. Like new math and other idiot ideas.
The fact that total fire suppression causes the buildup of fuel has been known for decades. We knew that as flunkies on the fire line when I worked for the National Park Service in the late '60s. We even did puny controlled burns to try to eliminate the buildup of duff around the Sequoia redwoods. Their purpose was two fold. One, they eliminated fuel on the forest floor that would burn hot enough to penetrate the bark of the trees; and two, somebody finally figured out fires were a natural part of the forest ecology that cleared away the duff down to mineral soil which allowed the seeds to germinate. After somebody figured that out, it explained why no new redwoods (except in certain areas) were appearing.
This is the same thing, and we are paying the price for stupid policies that have gone on for so many years. Just like we are & will suffer the results of other stupid policies.
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Marv Evans
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