Western States covered in Smoke
Just an FYI. West of Rapid City, SD all the vistas and mtns are covered with smoke. Viewing and photography is pretty much ruined. My plan was to leave Spearfish and head up to Calgary area. Further ...
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wa8yxm wrote:
Seems this happens every year, Wonder when we are going to learn not to burn.
The problems go way beyond people and careless handling of fire. The causes of wildifire are not that important. Lightning causes lots of fires and always will like the one behind my house this week.
Forest management is the way to control fire by increasing harvesting and the use of prescribed fire.
