19-08-2003, 01:43 AM
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The West Is Burning!
(Aozotorp) wrote in message
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http://www.ti.org/fire.html
Regarding the article
The West Is Burning!
"New: The Thoreau Institute's comments on President Bush's "Healthy Forests
Initiative": It will cost billions, but it won't stop fires..."
The Thoreau Institute
This is hogwash: " Unlike the Southeast,where most forests are
ecologically adapted to frequent, low-intensity fires,most forests of
the West are adapted to infrequent, high-intensity fires. The West has
always had big fires and it always will have them.
"Most" fires in the West are not adapted to infrequent, high-intensity
fires. MOST forests in the West are dry type with Ponderosa being the
largest species prevelant in the West. This species is certainly not
adapted to high intensity fires. Quite the contrary is true. It's why
the Ponderosa forests need thinning as part of a full fuel reduction
program. Drought intensifies the problem to be sure, and yes some of
our western forests are not only adapted to but dependant on high
intensity fires, but Ponderosa forests do not regenerate naturally
after a stand replacing fire. We need thinning to save the forests.
Aozotorpe knows this and should be more careful in perpetuating false
science.
Science???
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