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Re:Wildfire restored a Yosemite watershed by kaikai on Monday August 09, 2021 @04:36PM (#28122038)
Logging increases fire risk in the short term, because it leaves behind a lot of slash fuels and stimulated brushy undergrowth. It is not analogous to a burn.
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Re:Wildfire restored a Yosemite watershed by mwint on Monday August 09, 2021 @05:22PM (#28122466)
Could we place some requirements on the logging companies to leave the ground in a certain state? Or would hauling off the undesirable material make logging unprofitable?
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Re:Wildfire restored a Yosemite watershed by salt-thrower on Monday August 09, 2021 @06:19PM (#28123027)
You'd likely run into the same problem of politicians and local companies lobbying against such a rule, in the name of "don't hurt businesses" etc.
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Re:Wildfire restored a Yosemite watershed by pacifist on Monday August 09, 2021 @06:57PM (#28123347)
This needs to change.
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