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| Regardless Ben why are even talking about forests and housing developments getting burned it’s just more fake news as far as I am concerned.
Is there a fire in the forest... yes are there any housing developments in the forest NO.
My point is Redding is what 350’ in elevation and the forest is more like 3000-5000’ so the whole point about managing the forest and home development is a mute point.
Besides what the 90’s did to Federal forest management which is a seperate issue.
What really has changed when it comes to housing and now fires consuming them is in the last bubble people started retiring and moving out of LA, Sac and the Bay Area into former pasture land in that 200-1500 elevation area.
Before you had a few ranches that would build a break around their homes and outbuildings and all the surrounding pasture was grazed in the winter and spring before the cows were moved to other locations. If a fire happened there like it did it was buired in the B or C section of the local newspaper.
There are a number of places that developers purchased for further development or mitigation as required in certain cities. Then you have the people living on their acre or five with nature while letting the place run wild letting nature take its course.
Guess what wet winters = tall grass &
hot dry summers = dry grass
add in 100 mph dry 120 degree blast furnace winds for 3 days and all you need is a spark to get what you see now in Redding, Mendocino complex, and Santa Rosa last year. That’s the end game! You can keep your property trimmed and mowed but all it takes is one or two derelict property’s and some wind and you have embers flying for miles.
Without cattle on them every spring now there is waist high oats and bunch grass, manzanita, junipers and scrub oak growing wild.
This are junk plants that’s why the land has always been cheep. Little feed value for 2-3 months a year and absolutely NO forestery value.
It’s unfortunate that both sides are spouting there fake info for their agenda, those of us who grew up trying to make this work are left in the middle with an uphill battle. | |
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