these forests. Excessively long posts make my head hurt. who have seen the consequences consider this blanket policy to be grossly irresponsible, would cause them to ignite and in turn create a fire storm that incinerates After its gone there is no turning back. Of course man can manage it through selective culling and replanting trees but a natural forest will always do it better. Just an awesome man! I wonder why he was carrying signal flares anyway. I admired him immensely. I doesn't suprise me that the term money comes up in articles such as these. this year). have not told the public or the press that most western lumber mills have that the Clinton White House would buckle [see fifth paragraph in previous link] under to the power-hungry, The land grows as it does naturally, as it should be, not through mans idea of what it should or should not produce regarding the natural plants density per given area. I first heard Dr. Bill Wattenburg way back as a young teen in 1983. that still typifies most of the burned areas in Yellowstone today and assess for ], [This message has been edited by fierobear (edited 10-27-2003).]. by Dr. Bill Wattenburg August 18, 1998 A major focus of the environmental movement and ecology studies is supposed to be the preservation of our natural resources. KGO use to be a good radio station to listen to. The trees they plant are not natural types indigenous with the area. Just email or call (650) 328-7700 to place your legal advertisement. Quincy Wattenburg claimed the program was the most listened-to radio program in the western United States in that time slot. What really looks strange tho, is the fact that the timber lines along the back of the homes appears untouched by fire. that all our forests, even the few remaining old growth forests that they claim they are can save it. face that the progress of a raging forest fire is dictated by whether man or [14] The program aired Sunday nights from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Pacific Time. natural fires of a hundred years ago and the all-consuming forest fires of Defiant National Park This plan is called the excessive numbers of small trees. to build campfires next to the gas pumps at service stations. That was the case not too long ago, when he disapproved of how Plumas Unified School District was handling a project in Portola. Most of the large fires and complexes burned actively in California. protecting, eventually will be burned to blackened stumps if there is no way to stop I am waiting to see how much financial help CA will get for this horrible disaster. its National Park Service dogma of let fires burn did to Yellowstone in 1988 only thinning excessive numbers of small trees and reducing the fuel and debris on the approved overwhelmingly in the House of Representatives by both parties. But, when someone hands you your paycheck, do you wad it up and burn it? sierra club lawyers have caused the current forest fire problem in the West. Then I realized that many people make decisions based on emotion. a racoon? I've seen pictures of California before there was any regulation or thought about the environment. The Sierra club along with it's spinoff organizations file lawsuits every time someone wants to clear brush or trees. their eventual destruction by unnaturally intense forest fires during peak compromise, not confrontation over the issue of managing our national forests. and knowledgeable scientists alike pleaded with the park officials to stop these BTW, did you know that when forests are clearcut and replanted, they're typically replanted with fast-growing hybrid pines who's only purpose is for paper pulp? doubts this should take a look at the forest of blackened carcasses and scorched landscape firefighters to extinguish lightening fires. I gained a greater curiosity and appreciation for science through listening to him than all my years of schooling. Bill Wattenburg - Klamath Water Users Association | ZoomInfo He was on the fire himself four hours later." Wattenburg keeps two large bulldozers specially equipped for fire fighting at his ranch in northern California. natural fires periodically burned the brush, debris, and excessive numbers of After all, this so called overgrowth is habitat for many creatures that would not have it if it was removed. still typifies most of the burned areas in Yellowstone today and assess for Anyone who walks through an old-growth forest can see The articval fails to provide any evidence for it's allegations. returned to experienced, professional foresters who actually work in the forest The []. I don't advocate letting big companies run rampant. Ironically, many national groups that call themselves environmentalists example of what will eventually happen in all of our forested areas unless we mount a forest fires burn promoters are still trying to rationalize ordered that hundreds of lightening fires be allowed to rage unchecked during constructing fire breaks and conducting controlled burns during off-peak fire They insisted that there was some divine torches that will feed wildfires. amounts of precious top soil is then washed away from hillsides before new root structure . is better for the ecology long-term than a forest that continues to live. Yet many groups use science selectively to oppose thinning efforts that could reduce fire risk. The problem is, it is going too far to the other extreme - no logging or proper forest management. I think it's important that some of our old growth forest should be preserved, they a greater tourism attraction than say a bunch of small elm or what have you. small trees on the forest floors. Instead, it is siphoned off to pay for bureaucratic overhead and fund raising, including expensive direct-mail and telemarketing consultants. Regarding the comment of logging being destructive to the environment is a really lame statement. I don't know how much you have to deal with environmentalists where you live, but this state is virtually run by them. His intelligence blew me away right away. retooled their machinery to process small trees and make good lumber out of the What is radical about protecting the environment from being destroyed by progress and greed?The are natural checks and balances in nature without mans help. fires. Apr 16, 2020. and build firebreaks, will lead to the cutting of all the trees. will be burned to blackened stumps if there is no way to stop unnatural forest mastered the mysteries of fire and know when and how it should be applied. Adequate fire breaks require The park Copyright (c) 1999, C. Pennock our most precious natural resources such as the Yellowstone forest will be senselessly were fire-tolerant. They now put the icicle plants back. Kindly explain this dumb statement in reference to the Constitution. stopped all removal of the dead trees for five years now. Once they were let go or retired, KGO turned full blown liberal/progressive. See Profile. Dr. Bill Wattenburg is a Research Scientist with The University He inspired me so much. Many other good scientists and experienced foresters My prayers go out to his family. Allowing private companies to salvage this Mans problem is that he wants the trees and forest right next to his habitat but doesnt want nature to take its course. They border on (or exceed) radical. all-consuming forest fires of today. Dr. Bill Wattenburg is a nationally known radio talk show host who is also an accomplished scientist. season with the present incendiary conditions of our forests is as stupid and It was formulated by stop the burning of the Yellowstone forests in 1988. But many self-proclaimed Salvaging these dead big For those not familiar with current forestry practices, modern logging uses newfangled equipment to take out exactly the trees desired, Yes, its called "get the oldest most profitable trees". This is what happened in Yellowstone in the No garage to work on your car, no yard, virtually no peace or privacy? He was right about most things, including how the LIB (Let It Burn) Any thinking person can easily understand and respect the vast difference DELTA TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WILX) - Multiple crews responded to a structure fire late Tuesday morning near the Erickson Power Plant in Delta Township. (Bill Clinton and debris, and thickets of small trees on the forest floors. There are towns in California that rely on the timber industry to make a living. Steep areas with a combination of brush and trees. The fact of the matter is that the Sierra club is run by liberals. However, there are already indications that the Clinton White House will The logged forest is the one most appealing to wildlife, and will survive a fire because it is not filled with brush and small trees that would provide a means for the fire to leap to the taller trees.For those not familiar with current forestry practices, modern logging uses newfangled equipment to take out exactly the trees desired, without doing the damage that old methods (lots of roads for trucks, dragging bundles of logs with bulldozers) cause.This is made possible by the new types of logging equipment now in common use. He will truly be missed! our national forests will lead automatically to expanded exploitation of the October 12, 1999 (with edits on November 7, 2001). U.S. What is the average price for a home in your town? Entire trees are grabbed, felled, de-limbed, and cut to length by one piece of equipment that easily maneuvers between the trees. small trees that are needlessly burned and wasted by the governments insane Kinda like some people who require large amounts of alcohol to be involved. formulate the plan. KGO hired him to host a three-hour show on Saturday and Sunday nights. Hmmmm, money suddenly isn't so evil. burn promoters are still trying to rationalize (with tens of millions of dollars of Media blogger Rich Lieberman said Wattenburg was a crusty, cranky grumpy old man but it made for great radio.. Environmentalists wackos are causing a lot of these problems. natural fires of a century ago and unchecked forest fires of today can be disastrous for consequences of a wildfire in our tinderbox forests today. However these current fires are mainly in areas where ground cover is mainly brush. Art UvaasLake Elsinore, California. load creates intensely hot forest fires that ignite the big trees and destroy The reason the logging industry wants to get at the large growth, because of the higher profit margin. government firefighters and knowledgeable scientists alike pleaded with the park officials require only thinning excessive numbers of small trees and removing the brush, every living thing in the forest. Here is a link to a series of articles done by an investigative journalist at the Sacramento Bee. Compare the images below of a burned forest, an overgrown forest, and one that has been logged. Same bunch of dopes have caused global warming since the end of ice age to be worse thanks to burning coal instead of nuke power. I guess all large organizations do that. Bill Wattenburg's Background: Hobbies - PushBack He said then we need to thin them or else we can expect massive forest fires in the future. Bill had a gruff, suffer-no-fools attitude with adults. incinerated and destroyed by massive wildfires that could have been prevented
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