it has been clear for a long time now that the “rewilding” of the forests in california are a bad, bad idea. culling out trees that are dying or overgrown kept fires under control for many decades, whether the fires were naturally or intentionally ignited. in the words of a favorite singer of mine from long ago, when will they ever learn?
Best practices forestry requires periodic thinning, burning underbrush and establishing berms to control rain water runoff. Private land owners and commercial tree growers make this part of their long term growing plan to product top quality lumber and prevent their forests from becoming match heads.
Great example of private industry vs Big Gov taking care of our natural resources.
And no they will never learn.