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Originally Posted by redpoint5
What I don't get is rules that prevent dead wood gathering. I get that certain ecosystems might benefit from letting the wood rot, but since we don't let fire clear it out periodically it seems the next best thing would be to allow campers to burn it.
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I highly doubt that campers have much to do with this issue.
I believe a big part of it is because most old growth forests are gone and what's considered a forest now isn't like an old growth forest. At least one old growth forest was part of the recent wildfires, and it wasn't anywhere near as catastrophic.
Many Southern California fires are chapparal fires, not forest fires.
In general, more people and development have moved into some of these areas.