I believe there are two theories

the first theory is you leave dead trees and these fires are a part of natures way of reviatlizing mother earth.

the second theory is you clear out dead trees obviously to save houses, etc. but the forest is not as robust against other natural disasters.

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In response to this post by EDGEMAN

Posted: 11/16/2018 at 10:13AM

Some of the pictures from the Cali fires had me wondering about the trees -- HokieAl 11/16/2018 08:55AM

That is why a 100% fire supression plan is bad management ** -- One4VT 11/16/2018 10:36AM

I work a part time job and a couple of my co-workers -- WestEndHokie39 11/16/2018 09:55AM

Heard there was a CA bill to clear the dead trees, but it was vetoed... -- EDGEMAN 11/16/2018 10:08AM

Only 3 percent of the forests is state land -- capitals1 11/16/2018 11:37AM

Wow, 3% of the land had 15M dead trees? ** -- EDGEMAN 11/16/2018 4:02PM

I believe there are two theories -- HokieForever 11/16/2018 10:13AM

If I remember correctly, Sequoia trees need fire AND squirrels. -- Late 80s Hokie 11/16/2018 09:30AM

Not sure about the pooping part... -- Burruss Writer 11/16/2018 11:06AM

Wow - cool stuff! The stories your Uncle had, I'm sure! ** -- TD-Tech 11/16/2018 1:35PM

Fire is a normal part of the forest lifecyle -- Vienna_Hokie 11/16/2018 09:24AM

I've seen an argument that Smokey Bear has done more harm than good -- Tafkam Hokie 11/16/2018 10:29AM

To be fair to Smokey, he’s trying to prevent man caused fires which are NOT -- CPRVHokie 11/16/2018 11:21AM

Those fires have ravaged California for thousands of years. -- HokieSignGuy 11/16/2018 09:23AM

No, no...Fires like this have NEVER happened before. And the only solution -- HokieNoVA 11/16/2018 09:36AM

Mentioning Gov Moonbeam would spark political discussion so won't go there! ** -- DonHo-kieHi 11/16/2018 10:32AM

Would be a heated discussion ** -- TheNuke 11/16/2018 1:18PM

I believe there are two theories

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