VaeVictis997 t1_it2v757 wrote on October 20, 2022 at 3:16 PM

Reply to comment by Robert_Actual in YOU SHOULD KNOW: While the smoke has been very bad, Washington’s 2022 fire season has been the mildest in a decade by ClimateChangeC

Then DNR needs a ton more money, which has to come from somewhere.

They’re managing a fire season which is two months longer, and over a much larger risk area, with basically the same budget they historically had.

Robert_Actual t1_it2xiu5 wrote on October 20, 2022 at 3:31 PM

I think it's important to remember how DNR is set up: WA State Constitution set DNR up to manage timber sales with proceeds going directly to funding schools. But DNR is no longer harvesting like they were in the 60's and schools are SO much bigger today than 50 years ago. Having the two tied together pits them against a common good. DNR manages for a bottom dollar, not for the environmental good. It's not their fault, it's their fiduciary responsibility to do so. We just need to change this.