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Forest Service officials close all California national forests

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Re: Forest Service officials close all California national forests

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The US National Forrest and Calfire have been on the losing side of this fire so far. All the technology that produces memes that spread across the globe in seconds and launches and lands orbital rockets flawlessly cannot stop this fire. This has been a dry summer which can be attributed to global warming.

I for one am not a defeatist that will let global warming beat me. We need to think of solutions to fires like this. 1. We need to apply Phos-Chek from ground based units. 2. Building codes need to be updated to only allow fire resistant structures in wildfire prone areas. 3. Inhabited locations in fire prone areas need need active fire suppression infrastructure around them (agricultural level irrigation at the ready). 4. Forest management around inhabited areas need to reduce forest fire fuel.

Re: Forest Service officials close all California national forests

#22

Was planning to hike the JMT starting tomorrow from cottonwood meadow and ending on the 22nd. Permits canceled at 6pm tonight. Anyone got recommendations for a last minute 20 day off grid vacation? Have car, supplies, ready to go.

Go north. Montana, Idaho, etc. Wind River range is absolutely breathtaking.

Just be grizzly aware.

Re: Forest Service officials close all California national forests

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And they just evacuated the entire town of South Lake Tahoe. I hope the town survives. https://www.tahoedailytribune.com/news/more-evacuation-order... https://www.tahoedailytribune.com/news/lake-tahoe-residents-... https://www.sfgate.com/california-wildfires/article/Caldor-F...

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Re: Forest Service officials close all California national forests

#26

Was planning to hike the JMT starting tomorrow from cottonwood meadow and ending on the 22nd. Permits canceled at 6pm tonight. Anyone got recommendations for a last minute 20 day off grid vacation? Have car, supplies, ready to go.

Colorado trail or segments of the Continental Divide trail.

Re: Forest Service officials close all California national forests

#27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Biden manages national forests, Newsom had no say.

Newsom had opportunities to get PG&E to bury power lines before they burned down half the state.

And his alternatives would've jumped on such a civics work project in time?

Re: Forest Service officials close all California national forests

#28

The US National Forrest and Calfire have been on the losing side of this fire so far. All the technology that produces memes that spread across the globe in seconds and launches and lands orbital rockets flawlessly cannot stop this fire. This has been a dry summer which can be attributed to global warming. I for one am not a defeatist that will let global warming beat me. We need to think of solutions to fires like t…

> global warming

Calling it that can be a trap. Stick to climate change.

Re: Forest Service officials close all California national forests

#29
post #22

Was planning to hike the JMT starting tomorrow from cottonwood meadow and ending on the 22nd. Permits canceled at 6pm tonight. Anyone got recommendations for a last minute 20 day off grid vacation? Have car, supplies, ready to go.

Go north. Montana, Idaho, etc. Wind River range is absolutely breathtaking. Just be grizzly aware.

You had me until the last part about the grizzlies.

Re: Forest Service officials close all California national forests

#30

Was planning to hike the JMT starting tomorrow from cottonwood meadow and ending on the 22nd. Permits canceled at 6pm tonight. Anyone got recommendations for a last minute 20 day off grid vacation? Have car, supplies, ready to go.

Highline trail in the Uintas is nice
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