5k not 50k.

It was a trap! Hand has been mauled. Cat rolls over and exposes belly.

Amazing! I love the fog!

If there's one thing I agree with local conservatives on, it's that the feds have no clue when it comes to our lands. I don't want them to stop being reserves, but man I wish they were under western control. I don't trust a New Yorker or Floridian to govern our land.

I wonder if they're actually phishing emails. I've donated but don't get much in text from parties. Would be a clever phishing scheme if they have a link.

I did not know about the roads. That's insane.

Ah, my bad, California has been doing them but we only restarted recently (there's a website with the burns listed https://www.dnr.wa.gov/prescribedfire). For California, article https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/01/why-isnt-california-using-more-prescribed-burns-to-reduce-fire-risk/

Actually, we have been doing that. It was certainly a part of the problem historically, but we learned and fixed it. Now the big problem is our wet springs produce a massive amount of brush which then gets hit by extra dry summers that turns it all into fuel again and there's no chance to burn it in advance. Additionally, the winter is raining before freezes in the pass, weakening trees, which are then distressed and eaten by beetles. Unfortunately, beetles aren't tidy eaters, so the older trees become more susceptible to fire, the ones who typically survived small fires in the past. And there are more invasive creatures both from around the world and just expanding territory because it's less cold.

The only solution to forest fires is to cool the planet. Every aspect of these natural systems are interwoven such that it's like trying band aids against cancer. You might hide some discoloration, but the patient is still dying.

Except the dying is our habitat.

Edit, my bad, my understanding was from California, didn't realize since I think I read about it in Seattle times. Anyways cool article on it https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/01/why-isnt-california-using-more-prescribed-burns-to-reduce-fire-risk/

Washington has restarted burns though. I wish I could find the article on Washington forests and why prescribed fires are enough, but as much time as I'm willing to Google has already been done. I could swear it was in Seattle times though!

Um, where are you suggesting? We've cut into their territory so much. They need a wide range and enough of it to maintain genetic diversity. Plus, they don't stay put where you drop them

Remember when people thought global warming would make the weather nicer? :(