Seeking expert opinion: thinning vs prescribed burns

Naio wrote:
I do see a lot of major fires in the western pnw, where the old growth forest looks like that. I see the fires in the young stands, which is 95% of the coastal forest now.

That is the point.

There has been one major fire west of the cascade range that burned off a bunch of land near Newhalem 3 years ago, but it was terrible dry. and the fire burned in very steep terrain. I know of no other.

East of the mountains OH Hell yes! every year.