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Offline Natsinpwc

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« Reply #25: September 12, 2020, 03:29:58 PM »
a ryan zinke op ed? Are you kidding me? What, you couldn't find something by James Watt or Becky Dunlop?
I looked it up. He has a degree in geology.  Combine that with being a Navy Seal and he’s obviously an expert on forestry.

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« Reply #26: September 12, 2020, 03:54:47 PM »
Yep. About as long as people have ignored or dismissed science.

Speaking of antiquity, it’s notable that some traditional practices were more science-supported than bureaucratic policies in the west and evidently down under that literally add fuel to the fire:

https://www.wired.com/story/wildfires-native-tribes-controlled-burns/

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« Reply #27: September 12, 2020, 04:36:02 PM »
Speaking of antiquity, it’s notable that some traditional practices were more science-supported than bureaucratic policies in the west and evidently down under that literally add fuel to the fire:

https://www.wired.com/story/wildfires-native-tribes-controlled-burns/

Good read. Thanks.

Offline HalfSmokes

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« Reply #28: September 12, 2020, 05:02:04 PM »
Speaking of antiquity, it’s notable that some traditional practices were more science-supported than bureaucratic policies in the west and evidently down under that literally add fuel to the fire:

https://www.wired.com/story/wildfires-native-tribes-controlled-burns/

Thousands of years of trial an error should result in decent methods

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« Reply #29: September 12, 2020, 05:05:50 PM »
Just heard the governor of Washington say that just what burned in the last five days equals the second worst entire season in state history. :(

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Re: West coast fires
« Reply #30: September 12, 2020, 05:57:22 PM »
I looked it up. He has a degree in geology.  Combine that with being a Navy Seal and he’s obviously an expert on forestry.
explains the rocks in his head. doesn't explain the graft though.

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« Reply #31: September 12, 2020, 05:59:01 PM »
If I get any deeper in this it’ll be shipped to politics thread so I’ll bow out by saying climate change has been happening since God created us and the world we live in.  :bow:
don't cite Ryan Zinke and expect it not to be political.

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