<OT> Re: Big problems in Oz

[Ted Ozolins]

Lee wrote:

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>>Fire is part of the natural world's forest management technique. After every 
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>fire there is a revitalization of burned areas. Fire only becomes a problem 
>when people with more money and greed than brains build their houses (or 
>should I call them real estate investments?) in the middle of the forest. As 
>for pruning the old growth,  that's just lumber industry baffle garb for 
>clear cutting the old growth forest's 500 year old Douglas Fir and 1000 year 
>old redwoods to make picnic tables for yuppies and more houses deeper in the 
>forests.
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I couldn't agree with you more. I'm an avid hiker, camper and hunter, I've hiked through most areas of British Columbia, Ontario and NWT. Nowhere have I found anything in the forests that would spell "fire hazard" because of lack of "pruning old growths". Any foilage that hits the forest floor doesn't just lie there drying to become fire-starters, it decays and with time feeds the forest. Forests need water and a lack of it spells disaster, Not only to old growth but saplings as well. As for the environmentalist wacos, if we all had listened to them, we probably wouldn't be facing the weather disasters we are seeing today. 
JMHO

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Ted Ozolins (VE7TVO)
Westbank, B. C.

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