Wildfire! More cutting is the answer
By Henry J. Waters III
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Wildfires rage with more frequency, caused mainly by overprotection of the woodlands. Old forests are kept off-limits to loggers, and fires are aggressively extinguished. Homeowners increasingly choose to build in dense woodlands.
When fires break out, vast acreages are ignited, threatening valuable properties…
…more aggressive woodland maintenance, including well-managed logging, could prevent these disasters…
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