CochinNbrahma t1_j2esy69 wrote
Reply to comment by tiregroove in A new study found bird diversity increased in North Carolina mountain forest areas severely burned by wildfire in 2016, reinforcing that while wildfire can pose risks to safety and property, it can be beneficial to wildlife by giuliomagnifico
Well, native Americans have been saying this for decades.
wrinkledirony t1_j2evrhm wrote
So has the forest service. This is not new information. If the conditions are right, "the plan" is to let a naturally caused (see lightning strike) wildfires burn until those conditions (humidities, temps, winds, etc.) change - try to protect life and property and keep the fire on forest service lands, but let nature work. But then the public start to shriek and they get pressured to aggressively fight the fire.
tiregroove t1_j2ew2fz wrote
Centuries, millennia?
I probably should have been more specific, a white colonial contrivance.
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