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In alt.culture.oregon Larry Harrell wrote:
Forests are constantly returning nutrients to the soil. After thinning
to the proper density, natural fire would then be returned to the
eco-system, supplying plentiful macro and micronutrients. Plus, there
would be fewer trees sucking up those nutrients, providing a perfect
environment for trees to grown big and fat.

I realise that's how it's supposed to work in theory, but I'm also
concerned what two to six more years of the lumber cabal running the
show will do to forests in our state and throughout the northwest.

Logging is a temporary replacement for "natural" fire. Fire that
clears the understory but leaves the big trees. When fuels have been
reduced to safe levels, then prescribed burning can take over in
simulating "natural" fire. Some areas may even be able to be
designated as "let-burn" areas.

Hopefully without too much tie up on salvage logging and protection
for the big trees and enough of the littler ones left behind for compost.

Wouldn't that be a slap in the face to
Smokey Bear? gigantic G

Not really.

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Baloo
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