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Fire-charred mountains fuel wildfire policy debate

Full story: The Santa Fe New Mexican

TAJIQUE, N.M. a ' Along a twisting dirt road in the heart of the Manzano Mountains was a piece of property that caught Paul Davis' eye.

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Chaos Tamer

Cheyenne, WY

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Oct 23, 2008
 
"He likened the Manzanos to a flood plain.'It's the same scenarios we had with people living in the Mississippi River flood plain. If people are going to live in there, how do we plan for that and prepare for that?'

Or, like homes on the Malibu California coast. When will we require responsible development/ownership/maintena nce in those areas, and recognize that some places are just not appropriate for development????
knox

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The Wild Earth Guardians are not experts on wildfire or prescribed fire; in fact, they are far from it. They are nothing more than an interest group, and frankly they do not have Fire Ecologists on staff. I would feel much more comfortable with the author interviewing someone that actually has studied and perhaps fought wild or prescribed fire before.
I probably speak for many when I say that seeking consultation from non-technical experts on critical matters such as these is often counterproductive.
Bryan Bird

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Nov 12, 2008
 
In fact, knox, I do have a masters degree in ecology and I have managed fire for the National Park Service. So your assumption in your post is flat out wrong. In fact, several of our staff have graduate degree in the sciences.
knox wrote:
The Wild Earth Guardians are not experts on wildfire or prescribed fire; in fact, they are far from it. They are nothing more than an interest group, and frankly they do not have Fire Ecologists on staff. I would feel much more comfortable with the author interviewing someone that actually has studied and perhaps fought wild or prescribed fire before.
I probably speak for many when I say that seeking consultation from non-technical experts on critical matters such as these is often counterproductive.

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Bryan Bird wrote:
In fact, knox, I do have a masters degree in ecology and I have managed fire for the National Park Service. So your assumption in your post is flat out wrong. In fact, several of our staff have graduate degree in the sciences.
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Typical bunch of educated fools who think that books can tell them more than experience....
george

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Nov 12, 2008
 
TruettCollins wrote:
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Typical bunch of educated fools who think that books can tell them more than experience....
There is nothing like education to get in the way of believing old truisms.
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