@Coho From my perspective as a lowly native plant gardener and just observant concerned citizen, much of what the state or fed government is doing makes no sense. For some reason the forest service has cleared down to dirt 10 feet on either side of a forest road North of me. That road is even gated off, so it is just hikers using it. What is the excuse? A fire break? Embers can easily cross it. A trail we hiked last week in the same watershed had thousands of wildflowers on the old road cut. They haven't had time to seed. I can just imagine with horror all flowers cut down, and their reseeding potential gone at this other fire road. Fairy lilies, Chinese Houses, Bush Snapdragon to name a few slaughtered. The same is not true for the invasive grasses. They have already seeded and will have no competition next year. So the forest service is creating more tinder for next year. Wow, job security for whatever contractor or agency doing the clearing. $$$$
#USFS
#ClevelandNationalForest
#wildfire
#invasives
#ClimateAction