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RE: Yes, but ...
By i4mt3hwin on 1/25/2008 3:09:02 PM , Rating: 5
I remember reading someplace about forest fires and this type of thing. Basically humans try to prevent forest fires or put them out whether they are naturally caused or intentionally. But, if these smaller fires were to happen more frequently the ground brush would be cleared and less "huge" fires would occur, like the ones we see in California and stuff.

Seems to me like nature knows best, if we do effect the environment that greatly nature will have a way to counteract it.

These people seem to think natures always been one way, but there is plenty of proof that isn't true, so why try to keep it one way?

RE: Yes, but ...
By Hawkido on 1/25/2008 4:27:28 PM , Rating: 2
If you know many foreesters they will tell you the same...

Most forresters feel that wild fires are natures way of clearing the "Deadfall" off in increments. if 20 years of deadfall were to burn off at once the forrest would not survive. But if the deadfall burnt every 7 years there would not be enough accumulation to harm the trunks or roots of the trees. Plus the fires scourge the insects and fungi that prey on the trees of the forest. Kinda like the forrest's natural disinfectant.

RE: Yes, but ...
By Screwballl on 1/28/2008 12:14:00 PM , Rating: 3
This is exactly how it is.
A perfect example is in the Black Hills of South Dakota. The econuts got the forest service to stop clearing dead brush and using these small controlled burned to clear stuff out. The past few years saw several huge fires that caused massive amounts of damage to the area and threat to life because of the extra amount of dead matter sitting around. The forest service has since restarted its brush clearing program to hopefully reduce the large fires and keep them contained much quicker and easier. the problem is it will take them at least a decade just to catch up and get things thinned and cleared out to pre-econut levels.

RE: Yes, but ...
By Polynikes on 2/6/2008 1:36:57 PM , Rating: 2
All the rich hippies in Beverly Hills don't want their houses burned down, so we fight fires.

