the type of forest you live in needs to burn just not as often. Adapted to thousands of years of it
Caddman really reminded me of that when he spoke of the trees being through it many times. They have adapted to a fire environment
A lot of western trees and pants are known as fire adapted.......the Ponderosa Pine is a shining example of a tree designed to survive a wildfire
Black Spruce is so dependent on fire that it can not reproduce without it
in fact those bark beetles , or wooly whatevers, get a foothold in forests that are not allowed to burn......all tree killing bugs thrive in an environment where fire is absent
I make a living off of threatened natural resources, firefighters will be the first people to tell you that fire suppression has made our forests extremely unhealthy
, just like loggers will be the first tell you how clear cuts are bad on many levels