Yosemite is burning....
We have been there. This is heartbreaking. For those who have never been to this very special place, you might not understand. For those who have been there, this is devastating. The fire isn't in the...
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Our whole extended family is in mourning -- this lovely area will never look the same in our lifetimes. I wonder if the intensity of this fire will encourage the Forest Service to allow more selective logging -- not clear-cutting, but thinning. The California Department of Fire manages a couple of demonstration forests -- Jackson and Mountain Home -- that have been carefully thinned. The forests look great -- green and healthy. And the thinning costs nothing -- the loggers pay for the right to harvest the trees.
This may be the best solution to drought and climate change. But I am no expert on forest management, so I really don't know.
This may be the best solution to drought and climate change. But I am no expert on forest management, so I really don't know.
