[coloradan]

That means cutting trees, controlled burns, and (yes!) grazing to remove fine-stemmed fuels. With proper management, evil corporations and right-thinking people can be brought in to make money on two out of those three fuel removal processes.

You don't think you can auction off the right to start controlled burns?

[NVDave]

Well, you wouldn’t be contracting out the ‘right’ to controlled burns, but accepting bids to conduct them within certain parameters.

I think that it could be done, but the “land management agencies” (as they fashion themselves) would resist the idea of contracting out the controlled burns. I’ve seen the results of private contractors lighting backfires here in Nevada, and they’re far more competent than the BLM, so there is merit in having it contracted out.