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Originally Posted by Metro-One
That said, nearly all of these fires are natural (started by lighting, not people) so I am asking, did BC learn anything from last year??
The Ponderosa Pine and Douglas Fir forests of the southern interior are over crowded with saplings, spindly trees, and thick underbrush from over 100 years of fire suppression. This last winter and spring, how many controlled burns did the province perform in the Okanagan??? I have personally noticed for many years that the stretch between Summerland and West Kelowna is especially long overdue for a burn, same with the stretch between Kelowna and Vernon.
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You realize that the highlighted section is absolute fake news right?
The pine forests in BC have been decimated by
Mountain Pine Beetle. It's those standing, dead trees that are leading to the extreme fire behavior.
Prescribed burns in mountainous areas near population centres is insanity.
Young, actively growing forests generally don't burn especially after June when the trees are at the highest rate of growth. The density of these types of forests help retain moisture as it prevents solar energy from drying out the soil. The exception to this is very dry years.