News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on The Perverse Policies That Fuel Wildfires. Parent comment

Re:The Perverse Policies That Fuel Wildfires by davidw on Tuesday February 06, 2024 @01:35PM (#39278438)
What's your source on even high, rugged country like that being logged out by the 1930ies at an industrial scale?
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:The Perverse Policies That Fuel Wildfires by jeffbee on Tuesday February 06, 2024 @01:50PM (#39278696)
I am looking at the USDA Old Growth and Mature Forests GIS. Why do you doubt it? The Northern Pacific Railroad went right through that area, and Congress granted them lands 40 miles on either side of their route.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:The Perverse Policies That Fuel Wildfires by davidw on Tuesday February 06, 2024 @02:37PM (#39279405)
They could have easily stripped the lower areas fairly thoroughly, and left higher peaks alone. I'm not saying "I doubt it happened", just that I'm not convinced either way.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:The Perverse Policies That Fuel Wildfires by callalex on Tuesday February 06, 2024 @04:47PM (#39281150)
What is there to be convinced of? The loggers weren’t hiding their practices as they weren’t doing anything illegal. This is well documented and studied.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:The Perverse Policies That Fuel Wildfires by davidw on Tuesday February 06, 2024 @09:21PM (#39283692)
They also left some timber in some places that were hard to reach, too.
[ Parent | on HN ]