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John West

December 06, 2009 07:36PM

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The National Park Service now recognizes the importance of fires to the ecology of the forest, and has a policy of letting lightening started fires burn, unless they threaten structures or safety. Man-made fires are another matter, although I believe I have seen controlled burns in Yosemite. I seem to remember the big fires in Yellowstone in 1988 were allowed to burn themselves out, and the NPS took a lot of "heat" because the tourists didn't think the blackened trees were pretty.

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vegetation question (e.g. Windy Point)	Christian Romberg	December 06, 2009 10:00AM
Re: vegetation question (e.g. Windy Point)	San Juan	December 06, 2009 03:40PM
Re: vegetation question (e.g. Windy Point)	Jerry Day	December 06, 2009 04:11PM
Re: vegetation question (e.g. Windy Point)	Fritz Klinke	December 06, 2009 06:39PM
Evolving policy.	John West	December 06, 2009 07:36PM
Re: Evolving policy.	GeorgeGaskill	December 07, 2009 05:04PM
Re: Vegetation question - Where Have All The Beavers Gone??	Russo Loco	December 09, 2009 09:58PM
Re: Vegetation question - Where are the beavers??	San Juan	December 09, 2009 10:06PM
Re: Vegetation question - Where are the beavers??	Christian Romberg	December 10, 2009 12:12AM
Re: Vegetation question - Where are the beavers??	Russo Loco	December 10, 2009 07:59AM
Re: vegetation question (e.g. Windy Point)	HighCommander	December 06, 2009 08:54PM
Re: vegetation question (e.g. Windy Point)	hwcwsl	December 07, 2009 02:07PM
Re: vegetation question (e.g. Cresco & Sublette)	Russo Loco	December 07, 2009 05:31PM
Re: vegetation question (e.g. Windy Point)	hwcwsl	December 07, 2009 11:49PM
Tree Line	hank	December 08, 2009 11:06AM
Re: Tree Line	hwcwsl	December 08, 2009 06:10PM
Re: vegetation question (e.g. Windy Point)	hank	December 07, 2009 07:04PM
Re: vegetation question (e.g. Windy Point)	Jerry Day	December 07, 2009 08:06PM
Re: vegetation question (e.g. Windy Point)	Earl	December 07, 2009 09:26PM
Re: vegetation question (e.g. Windy Point)	Wade Hall	December 09, 2009 04:35PM
Re: vegetation question (e.g. Apache Crossing)	Russo Loco	December 09, 2009 09:21PM

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