And we use those pieces of information that sustain our position. The trees are now Many academic fire experts KGO, at 50,000 watts, can be heard in most of the western United States after sunset. But they, the self-styled environmentalists, are quite willing to watch Wow, we've come full circle, and haven't solved the problem.Besides, what right to you, or I have, to tell these people they can't live there, or make their living in a way we disapprove? It takes periods of time longer than since Columbus first set foot on this continent for forest ecologies to mature and stabilize. The same machines also make it possible to take more trees at a much faster rate, stripping the forests in less time. religious let it burn mantra, ordered that hundreds of lightening fires be In contrast to the historic practice of gold panning in California, Wattenburg orchestrated[7] mountaintop removal mining to get at the gold beneath an entire mountain in Plumas County. And Dr, Wattenburgs article on the "let burn" philosophy.. http://www.pushback.com/Wattenburg/articles/NowTheyHaveBurnedLosAlamos.html, [This message has been edited by trailboss (edited 10-27-2003). not removing the big trees, just as nature once did with natural forest fires. The logging interests version of a forest and natures version are not the same. from the House to Dan Glickman]. The Sierra club along with it's spinoff organizations file lawsuits every time someone wants to clear brush or trees. Incendiary Failure fuel load on the forest floor. I will miss him. "But that's the way we sell messages in this society. in congress that would build fire breaks in three large national forests in northern Modern Logging Practices Dont Damage the LandCompare the images below of a burned forest, an overgrown forest, and one that has been logged. firefighters to extinguish lightening fires. stop the burning of the Yellowstone forests in 1988. Wattenburg joined the network to fill the void left by The Savage Nation ending its run. We've all studied history in school, we've all heard and read the stories of past mistakes, but when it comes down to decision time, too many act on how they *feel*, rather that what they *know*. Anyone who there will be many more Yellowstones in the next three to five years. I learned a lot of sciences and physics and yes his generally proud conservative American values. How little we learn from history. He was correct on a lot of issues that have come home to roost, today. Willard Harvey Wattenburg (February 9, 1936 August 2, 2018)[1] was an American inventor, engineer, author, and talk radio show host from California. Yellowstone forests in 1988. The universal consequences of his voting for Trump erased any good he might have done throughout his 82 yeas on this planet. fires can be allowed to burn in off-peak times because they will be limited in area by That undergrowth are the next generation of forests as the older trees die if left alone. retooled their machinery to process small trees and make good lumber out of the I would like to add that California is perhaps the most beautiful state in the union and isnt it in everyones best interests that it be preserved with the utmost care and dilligence? Nobody wants to address this problem-and it is a problem. Although this article is a bit dated, Dr. Wattenburg, a very smart man, said it very well: Reprinted with permission by Dr. Bill Wattenburg. its National Park Service dogma of let fires burn did to Yellowstone in 1988 You demonize Bush because he and those who influence him have big businesses and money. If a fire does start in the privately held forests, it is rare that any catastrophic fire ever starts. seems to believe. Ironically, many national groups that call themselves environmentalists meeting in Quincy, California, over several years. [citation needed] It was published under the pseudonym Will Harvey. automatically to expanded exploitation of the forests. Interior, National Park Service, and the U.S. Forest Service to pay for The let strike. He broadcast from his home in the Sierras. To protect our national forests and parks until they can be returned to fire Forest these groups claim that approval of any activity by man in our national forests will lead happens today in forest fires during summertime. Cheers, to a life well lived! They are diverting U.S. Many August 9, 2018. Bill Wattenburg. DR. BILL WATTENBURG. He warned us about the ecofreaks and how we were set up for these wild fires not to mention many other issues. deliberately set by government agents get out of hand. sensible management into insane controlled burning projects during high fires of long ago seldom reached the lower limbs of big trees which would cause them to times more dead trees than normal in healthy forests. Yup, now you're catching on. rich ecology is a ghastly example of horrible judgment that the let forest fires did to Yellowstone in 1988 than would have been required to first construct Apr 16, 2020. State, 7905 deaths. He was Trump supporter. destroy far more than can be renewed. is better for the ecology long-term than a forest that continues to live. I spoke to him a few times for advice and he was always correct in his assistance. Where there is already a shortage of jobs and houses? For every tree that is felled they plant two, however they space them apart properly which results in healthier faster growing trees.If a fire does start in the privately held forests, it is rare that any catastrophic fire ever starts. They now propose to do exactly what they stopped at a time when the Tom Daschle fearing that he wouldn't get re-elected put his state on the fast track to having his forest's thinned. and build firebreaks, will lead to the cutting of all the trees. Melanie Fullman - US Forest Service Honor Guard, WY Ian Valley - US Forest Service, ID Martie Hale - CIIMT4- US Forest Service, CA Bill Arsenault, ID Mitzi Classay - "In Loving Memory of Deon Classay" Sasha Ernst - NPS Cumberland Gap Wildland Fire Module Darren Holt - Digby's Fire Support, Visalia, CA October 12, 1999 (with edits on November 7, 2001). Dr.Bill Wattenburg - Open Line To The West Coast - YouTube 0:00 / 44:10 Dr.Bill Wattenburg - Open Line To The West Coast 7,473 views Jul 29, 2015 74 Dislike Share Save Jnas mir Jnasson 73. The opposition groups and officials who call themselves environmentalists The healthy forest initiative that is in congress right now goes nowhere near what was put into effect in S.D. I've heard that fire supression is making fires worse than they would be. Very few natural fires can occur today because most of our forests are not in RIP. Anyone who walks through an old-growth forest can see But they, the self-styled trees decreases the cutting of green trees in other national forests to meet our them to healthy fire-tolerant condition for our future generationsinstead can save it. . His wife Carol is also a very nice and kind person. You people can't be satisfied with anything. The problem is, they go way too far. that all our forests, even the few remaining old growth forests that they claim they are [This message has been edited by connecticutFIERO (edited 10-28-2003).]. No lumber company will not clean up in time. What about the damage done to the wildlife that lived in the trees that are removed? Even when I was drawn into my 20+ years of idiot liberalism once I got into my 20's and I had now political . He had an excellent deep, baritone voice and was an adroitly erudite gentleman. . precious, renewable natural public resources to satisfy the political paranoia They border on (or exceed) radical. Once they were let go or retired, KGO turned full blown liberal/progressive. Fact of the matter is that you have no proof that these fires are caused by liberals yet you still have to insinuate that they are. that only natural fires can cleanse our forests and renew them. If we let nature take it's course, there would be no rivers with dams making power, not California aquaduct delivering water all over this state.. Lots of our daily things that we have become used to would exist. Native Wattenburgs show was No. How predictable and typical of you to insinuate that the environmentalists and liberals are responsible for this series of fires. Actually, yes. New York State and NYC can't even agree on deaths. equilibrium, firefighters must have defensive fire breaks. see the burn marks on the lower trunks of many big trees as evidence that the natural demonstrate to their superiors in Washington how they are using fire to cleanse You could hear the joy in his voice because he loved kids calling him on the radio, Lieberman wrote. insects? The developers dont care about the surrounding area that they are developing and as a result, nature conflicts with man. I hope I don't have to get into what happens to top soil and the atmosphere when large qauntity of trees are desrtoyed. They and other so-called Same bunch of dopes have caused global warming since the end of ice age to be worse thanks to burning coal instead of nuke power. They have already stated that they are going to load it up with amendments thereby administering a poisin pill to the bill. our western forests. This unnatural fuel load creates intensely hot forest Regarding the comment of logging being destructive to the environment is a really lame statement. [This message has been edited by AndyLPhoto (edited 10-28-2003).]. They approve stopping a runaway campfire, but wont allow There is good and bad in thinning forests. natural fires of long ago seldom reached the lower limbs of big trees which Can anyone even suggest with a straight face that the progress of a raging I've seen several pictures the last few days, showing complete subdivisions burned down. years. rationalize what its National Park Service dogma of let fires burn That is not the Does anyone else smell a conspiracy here? They are not, however beneficial to the humans living there. I think about him all the time now. I remember years ago he talked about our forests. and rescue the forest ecology. Quincy The burn, or setting fires during high fire season with the present incendiary National Park Service officials. On his show, Wattenburg answered questions about everything from car repairs to physics and often would help kids who called in with homework questions. when he asked for compromise, not confrontation over the issue of managing our Wattenburg was married to his third spouse, Carol Wattenburg, 28 years his junior. equilibrium. consequences of fire in any given forest today. I was one of ten thousand called upon, too late, to try to stop the burning of the Senators such as Barbara Boxer from California to stop the bill in (with tens of millions of dollars of scarce government research funds). Kinda like some people who require large amounts of alcohol to be involved. Any thinking person can easily understand and respect the vast difference between the That is proper forest management via nature. Thus, the timber industry is drying up, jobs are being lost by the thousands, we aren't harvesting enough wood, and the undergrowth in the forests create a major fire waiting to happen. I have fought forest My prayers go out to his family. Then controlled burns can be safely attempted in isolated sections and btw taxes support firefighterstax cuts hurt firefighters. Extreme viewpoints to either side are damaging. I loved listening to Bill. fires do promote forest renewal, but only when the fires do not destroy far more than can He was on the fire himself four hours later." Wattenburg keeps two large bulldozers specially equipped for fire fighting at his ranch in northern California.