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Originally Posted by SuckOnThis
Yes but the US is the largest importer of lumber from Brazil, so we do play a part with supply and demand.
Forest fires are a natural and healthy cycle of a forest. They actually benefit from it. Been to Yellowstone since the 1988 fire? The forest is in the best condition its been in our lifetme.
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I am not defending nor talking about what happens with brazil. That can be dropped.
I have been to Yellowstone since the 1988 fire as well as several other areas since major fires. I can say without a doubt that after seeing how Yellowstone looks compared to logged forests that also caught fire is dismal at best. Most of the old growth in the area of Yellowstone that I visited was gone due to the fire. Yet in forests near here where controlled logging happens on a regular bases along with natural fires the forests look many times better in less time and a great deal of the old growth is still intact despite the forest fires. Primarly due to the fact that most of the dead fuel had been removed and the trees given enough spacing.