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Old 12-25-2019, 09:32 PM   #8019 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by oil pan 4 View Post
In California they won't even do controlled burns because they have neglected burning so much under the false pretense of "saving the environment" that they can not do controlled burns anymore because everything turns into a crazy wild fire now.
So by saving the environment by letting it be natural aside from putting out all fires they f'ed it up worse than if they just completely left it alone.
I have personally seen the devastation caused by not letting it burn for too long. The fires burn so hot that the soil is sterilized. It takes years for even grass to start growing again, where areas that the fires are not as hot flowers and grass are growing the next spring.