No drought in Washington eh....
Recalling all the naysayers this past spring, when the subject of drought conditions in Wa and Or. were being discussed? Now with Twisp and Winthrop evacuated, 3 firefighters killed and 4 injured..the...
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csamayfield55 wrote:I'm with you, too!!! To add to it, the idea to NOT do anything with the burned timber still burns me up. All those dead trees just standing there when they COULD have been logged! What a waste!donn0128 wrote:
Fires are part of our forests ecosystem. Most of the property losses can be attributed to several issues, among them people building where they should not. No fire breaks near their homes. And number one, envirowackos who have prevented forest managment. Several years ago Deschutes NF and the enviros had finally come up with a plan. Problem was it was too late. The fires that swept west of Sisters destroyed thousands of acres of marketable timber. Now driving hwy 20 between Sisters and HooDoo is black. Scars that will be there for the next 50 years.
Sir, as a person that grew up in Redmond I can not give you enough pluses for your post but here are a few anyway!!!
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Chris
