Why We Should Set Forests on Fire
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- čas přidán 3. 11. 2021
- We’ve done a lot of damage to our forests over the years through logging and poor fire management. All this has led to the devastating fire seasons that currently dominate the western United States. But the U.S. Forest Service has learned a lot since then and now knows the benefits that the right kind of fires can have on the ecosystem. Follow firefighters and ecologists as they perform a prescribed fire and demonstrate the power that these low-intensity fires possess.
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Adding fuel to the fire is usually not a good thing, especially when it comes to forests that are already wrecked by massive fires every year. So setting any fire on purpose doesn’t exactly sound like a good idea.
But the professionals in hazmat suits pouring fire on the ground are actually saving these forests from those devastating, out-of-control fires we see on the news.
Cuz over time we’ve learned that forest management isn’t always about saving the trees. Sometimes it’s about burning them. Down to the ground.
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Some plants actually have to burn to spread there seads.
You are now controlling forests like they are huge living things and now humans have to become the hunters to control excess growth, as wolves do deer. We are learning about the interlocking levels of living things on all scales. The very tiny and the very big both have optimum conditions that they need. If we interfere, WE have to become the "administrators", which requires knowledge that we do not yet have in many cases.
As a firefighter myself, I approve of this method. I have known that for years, and it was even covered in my training.
more prescribed fires now = fewer high intensity fires later SAY IT AGAIN FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK
You can tell the difference immediately when hiking a well maintained forest vs a poorly managed one. You can’t hike in the dangerous forest, too much fuel
This is what they call, fighting fire with fire
They said "the natives embraced fires"... More like they didn't have the technology to put them out if they wanted to or not.
I do the same with my pubic hair. Works like a charm and it gets the unwanted pests
Finally, people waking up.
Love to see this!! As someone from Canada I can confirm that the problem isn’t just in the states but here as well! Many of our forests are young and so thickly overgrown it’s like trying to walk through a jungle with the amount of dead brush on the ground. No joke I’ve had to use a machete while hiking trails on my friends property to carve out the path on multiple occasions
Great episode, please educate people on types of plastics so that they can better understand different types and avoid those that are hard to recycle
It is great to see videos like this! Another vital step is since the US forests are so overgrown, after 100 years of aggressive fire prevention, we need to mechanically thin the forest to reduce the risk of high severity fire before a prescribed burn.
Controlled burns are important to get rid of some fuel in the fuel, heat, oxygen, and a chemical chain reaction of the Fire Pyramid.
North American forests are actually dependant on fire, this HAS to be done here. not necessarily in other coutnries, like those with rainforests.
Me walks outside and starts my one and only tree on fire.
Ok, I see the benefits of this, but how is the wildlife protected during this controlled process?
Great to see your hard work paying off Niba! Nice video!
An amazingly informative video. Love it! Thank you for putting this together.
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very cool! i'm definitely curious about other ways we could make our forests healthier, and if this "overpopulation" is also true of forests that don't typically get huge forest fires (e.g. on the east coast?)