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Re:Wildfire restored a Yosemite watershed by TheCondor on Monday August 09, 2021 @03:38PM (#28121371)
I think the national park service fully accepted the idea that we should let fires burn around the lsat great Yellowstone fire, maybe 1990ish.

I don't know that they speak for the US Forest Service though. Between the different national level parks and forest services and then the state level ones, I wouldn't be at all surprised if there are still a lot in the active suppression camp. Then there are municipalities where people can basically live in the WUI and the idea of preserving only structures is further complicated.

Re:Wildfire restored a Yosemite watershed by almost_usual on Monday August 09, 2021 @04:46PM (#28122135)
It’s less about the US Forest Service and more about local jurisdictions and smoke from prescribed burns being a ‘nuisance’.

This talk is by someone who works for the US Forest Service.

https://youtu.be/O6Vayv9FCLM