Here is another installment of the 60 Second Forester by Frank Barron.Today, he’s talking about Fire History in California and what he says is true for most of our western forests. Managing the fire ecology of these forests is tricky business especially now when our forests are so out of balance ecologically. Overgrown forest resulting from over 100 years of all or nothing wildfire suppression have set the stage for the massive bark beetle infestations and enormous conflagrations. Only through the use of forest management can we bring back fire resiliency to our forests.
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so true, sad but true
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I hope there is better management in the future!
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Me too. Sadly we haven’t seen much change in management.
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Yes, it is sad.
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It is just the same in the french forests. We had a lot of fires this past week and it is not finished because of the wind. About 10 000 hectares are just gone in the south.. so sad!
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It is sad. I hope they get them under control quickly.
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