I was raised with this mindset, but what an incredible documentary, so well done! Here’s to PFT for investing in the real bottom line & TF for making it look so effortless. This is true environmentalism.
Thinning creates wind tunnels and does not reduce fire intensity or spreading. Thinning is also a convenient excuse for logging. Read Nature's Phoenix, 2nd edition, for a more nuanced discussion. Fire is key to maintain forest health, but this documentary oversimplifies the equation. I can't help but believe that Pacific Forest Trust, as well as several other nonprofits, are partnering with commercial interests in a less than an ideal way and to the detriment of the long-term health of our forests and the wildlife that call the forests home.
Is that such a bad thing? It’s a conservationists dream to do their work without the pressure of money, but I think that’s too idealistic. The reality is that NGOs can get more done in cooperation with industry than fighting them and their lobbying budget.
If the trees are conifers, then thinning will reduce the severity of fires. Conifers have flammable oils. That's why they smell so nice. Thinning hardwood trees by comparison increases the risk of fire.
Thank you Pacific Forest Trust for providing the opportunity to inform the public on the benefits of prescribe fire.
Thanks from a fifth generation Californian to all who made this brilliant video. GODSPEED all burnbosses. Learn and teach. 👋👱♀️🇺🇲
I was raised with this mindset, but what an incredible documentary, so well done! Here’s to PFT for investing in the real bottom line & TF for making it look so effortless. This is true environmentalism.
Great work, PFT, Terra Fuego, and partners...and wonderful video!
Better late than never. Excellent job
Steven Richardson, the man, the myth, the Legend 😊
Well done!
Its about time, they used to allways burn during the wet part of the year !!!!
💪
Yeah as long as The Forest Service has nothing to do with it🇺🇸🏴☠️😎
Thinning creates wind tunnels and does not reduce fire intensity or spreading. Thinning is also a convenient excuse for logging. Read Nature's Phoenix, 2nd edition, for a more nuanced discussion. Fire is key to maintain forest health, but this documentary oversimplifies the equation. I can't help but believe that Pacific Forest Trust, as well as several other nonprofits, are partnering with commercial interests in a less than an ideal way and to the detriment of the long-term health of our forests and the wildlife that call the forests home.
Is that such a bad thing? It’s a conservationists dream to do their work without the pressure of money, but I think that’s too idealistic. The reality is that NGOs can get more done in cooperation with industry than fighting them and their lobbying budget.
If the trees are conifers, then thinning will reduce the severity of fires. Conifers have flammable oils. That's why they smell so nice. Thinning hardwood trees by comparison increases the risk of fire.
Arson