Castro's bastard was already warned four plus years ago he needs to step up on his forest management to get rid of the excess debris. Also, I've seen reports say his retarded carbon tax apparently limits how many water bombers we can utilize at a time, which is par for the course with his incompetency.
A certain amount of natural fires is healthy and normal for a forest ecosystem, burning up all the excess fuel. Fire has been a natural part of Canada's ecosystem to the extent that there is even a native species of tree called the Jack Pine which requires forest fires to reproduce -- the seeds cannot sprout without natural fires. But there are issues now with improper forest management and also not allowing smaller, more frequent natural fires. This causes dry plant matter (fuel) to build up resulting in larger, more dangerous blazes.
I'm wondering if there is pro boomer brainwashing in arguing why a tree's worth is in its age - "Yeah the whole forest will eventually burst into catastrophic flames, but we need to save that one 100 year old tree for a few more years!".
Same coming from the delta. Im wondering if this is because of the fire. If it is then we need to burn Canada more often.
This is global, when forests grow too tall, or too dense, sunlight doesn't reach the forest floor. This was an issue a century ago when the fed was planting trees everywhere to save top soil. The soil didn't get blown away, but it was still too dry to cycle nutrients for plant growth. Forest fires kill off vegetation and add nutrients to the forest floor, and minerals to the local water table.
Well they did manage to capture one bitch from Canmore when she tried to start some fires around a church in another Albertan town around the time the wildfires grew and we started issuing evac orders back in the end of April. All that's left in my area are way out in the woods, and since our little fire back in 2016, we're a lot more conscious about following fire bans.
Reason for fire: unraked leaves
Long Island wasn't any better. I was out doing deliveries and the sky started to get dark and orange-ish around 12/12:30, and then the stink of burning wood showed up.
well god works in mysterious ways after all /sneed
How does this square up with "old growth is good"? Serious question.
I've understood old growth to mean it has withstood the test of disease, rot and other natural ailments, which means it has developed a life cycle that is able to either fight against it, or grow around it. Both are good qualities to look for when looking for which stems to crop when growing a new tree. I, of course, could be wrong as I'm not a botanist.
Not red enough. Everyone needs to get on the level of Diablo 4 advertising hell in NYC red to sell the narrative
An old growth forest is better able to withstand intense fire, because the trees are older and stronger, and with older, stronger trees there is a more dense canopy. The canopy will limit the amount of light which hits the forest floor, which keeps the growth of shrubs and smaller trees down. An old growth forest is surprisingly much less dense than a new one, is generally less flammable, has better resistance to the fires that do occur, and also gives much less opportunity for introduced weeds to spread.
