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Fires, Pine Beatles, and Logging August 15, 2012 8:55 am RobVG

These articles aren’t current but they still have considerable value.

Deaths of trees ‘catastrophic’

Intermountain Resources statement to Ag committee.

The statement isn’t long.

So is the ecological benefit of dead timber more important than reducing fire potential and economic interests? You can blame the fires on the beetle or global warming but there was something we could have done.

Those in forestry science are starting to realize that lightning strikes and the fires associated with them provide natural fire breaks that protect the forests. They are natural “clearcuts”. They are re-thinking how clearcutting can actually benefit the forest.

The question is, is a stand of burned and dead trees more pleasing and important than a green, planted clearcut. With the wildfires we see the effect of the choice that has been made for us.

  • Recently, a report came out about the Four-Mile fire in Boulder County that destroyed 160 homes. The study showed that ... by podrock 2012-08-15 20:21:21
    • It's an issue like gun control or abortion. by RobVG 2012-08-17 08:42:02
      • The Four-mile fire study by podrock 2012-08-17 10:53:52
        • As with all environmental issues, this is a very complicated equation. by TB 2012-08-17 09:44:10
      • Were Pine Beatles part of the British invasion? by alcaray 2012-08-15 10:37:12
        • This is an old debate, by ER 2012-08-15 10:32:25
          • "Should the land be kept in reserve, for esthetic reasons, or be used to maximize human benefit?" by TB 2012-08-15 11:22:28
            • Including Native American land in that graphic is very misleading. by alcaray 2012-08-15 11:44:04
              • A valid point... by TB 2012-08-15 16:48:30
              • A real world example of two ways of doing things: Pacific Lumber Company. by TB 2012-08-15 11:36:36
            • The Pine Beatle says... by TB 2012-08-15 10:05:17
              • If I didn't know better Mr. Pine Beatle looks like you Tom. ;) by Jody 2012-08-15 10:47:03
                • "So, I lit a fire, isn't it good, Norwegian wood?" by ER 2012-08-15 11:10:02
                  • And.... by Jody 2012-08-15 18:12:58
                • Ah, you got me. by alcaray 2012-08-15 10:40:08
                • That's a real circular problem with no answer. by bowser 2012-08-15 09:20:56

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