[Phil V.]

Ah, the enviral utopia: No roads, no logging, no clearing brush...

Whereas your observations are generally true, the Tahoe basin is an exception. The area has been under a clearing and controlled burn program for several years now. As for "no-road" problems- this area is fairly well criss-crossed with roads- BUT - the terrain is steep and rugged.

The area is in better shape than most, but still . . .

BTW - the fire is virtually OUT NOW - a few hot spots, but essentially OUT!

[petuniasevan]

Hadn't been there in years. Didn't know the fire suppression was at all decent. Guess when the super-rich liberal elites have THEIR summer homes in a fire-prone area, all that "no-roads, no-cut" stuff goes right out the window.


Glad to hear they jumped on it and have it controlled.
I lived north of Chico (Butte/Tehama county border) back in 1990 and I remember the consequence of slow response to a brush fire...131,000 acres burned, and some homes and cabins were lost.