This is what happened in Yellowstone in the eliminating all man and machine operations in our national forests and closing small trees. They have acknowledged that their opposition to salvaging the dead trees has In the early 1970s, Wattenburg was an inventor and physics professor at UC-Berkeley whose life took an interesting turn when he authored a best-selling book on sex, How to Find and Fascinate a Mistress, under the pen name Will Harvey. None of these areas had excessive fuel due to a lack of a forest management program or some "wackos" litigation. For every tree that is felled they plant two, however they space them apart properly which results in healthier faster growing trees.If a fire does start in the privately held forests, it is rare that any catastrophic fire ever starts. If a fire does start in the privately held forests, it is rare that any catastrophic fire ever starts. While Burns' dismissal meant the end of . The Sierra club along with it's spinoff organizations file lawsuits every time someone wants to clear brush or trees. its acts of horrendous negligence based on unforgivable ignorance of the consequences of constructing fire breaks and conducting controlled burns during off-peak fire It takes periods of time longer than since Columbus first set foot on this continent for forest ecologies to mature and stabilize. 1 in the ratings in 11 states. our national forests will lead automatically to expanded exploitation of the Just add "George Bush and loggers want to ruin the forests for $$$", and you're ready to join the Sierra Club. Tell that to the land that is eroded. The problem is, they go way too far. I have been around Ventura, Ojai, LA, and surronding areas, and I can attest to the fact that there are almost NO trees in that desertous area of California, the Old growth forests you are talking about all reside up in Northern California about 700 miles away. This was mother natures way of cleaning house better for the ecology long-term than a forest that continues to live. Historical Background Of Steel Bridges - Prefabricated Steel Bridge Systems: Final Report - ABC - Accelerated - Technologies and Innovations - Construction - Federal Highway Administration", "Bill Wattenburg's Background: The Gold Mine", "KGO radio going to news format veterans leaving", "Dr. Bill Wattenburg Joins TRN Entertainment Bringing a Wealth of Practical Science to Radio", "HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. And World News", "Your Care America with Dr. Eric Wattenburg Talk Radio Network", "Chronicle Profile: Bill Wattenburg, Radio host keeps creative lines open; Inventor, best-selling author creates simple solutions to complex problems", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bill_Wattenburg&oldid=1106249639, This page was last edited on 23 August 2022, at 20:43. I was just watching Hardball and they showed a picture of Hillary "NOT - wink wink - running for President" with someone behind her holding a "Sierra Club" sign. Wattenburgs show was No. That paper is definitely not a bastion of conservatism. When public policy decisions are made on runaway emotions instead of facts, a lot of damage is done. [This message has been edited by Slater_334 (edited 10-30-2003).]. They border on (or exceed) radical. Wattenburg joined the network to fill the void left by The Savage Nation ending its run. if not often outright insane, considering the explosive condition of our forests today. What really looks strange tho, is the fact that the timber lines along the back of the homes appears untouched by fire. That is sad. Al Gore appeared at Lake Tahoe in 1999 to announce the spending of a Even when I was drawn into my 20+ years of idiot liberalism once I got into my 20's and I had now political . He warned us about the ecofreaks and how we were set up for these wild fires not to mention many other issues. I watched some of my favorite places burn in the Ice House basin east of Sacramento and another area west of Reno, along I-80 in the mid 90's. They were areas that are hard to access. dollars of scarce research funds to cover up its acts of horrendous negligence natural fires of long ago seldom reached the lower limbs of big trees which In 1999 -- the most recent year for which comparable figures are available -- chief executives at nine of the nation's 10 largest environmental groups earned $200,000 and up, and one topped $300,000. in congress that would build fire breaks in three large national forests in northern However these current fires are mainly in areas where ground cover is mainly brush. Entire trees are grabbed, felled, de-limbed, and cut to length by one piece of equipment that easily maneuvers between the trees. implication that only those who anoint themselves as modern fire ecologists And Dr, Wattenburgs article on the "let burn" philosophy.. http://www.pushback.com/Wattenburg/articles/NowTheyHaveBurnedLosAlamos.html, [This message has been edited by trailboss (edited 10-27-2003). Very few natural fires can occur today because most of our forests are not in Clear cutting doesn't acheive this same result, which could also be used as a arguement for controled burning over logging. Resident Support Assistant . Notices of Trustees Sale small trees on the forest floors. From a Chico native. They insisted that there was some divine Yep, The Shrub is doing everything he can to satisfy the timber lobby by opening up the little bit of virgin old-growth forest we have left to clearcut logging in the name of preventing forest fires. Regarding the comment of logging being destructive to the environment is a really lame statement. (Bill Clinton and returned to fire equilibrium. Oh yeah I can predict that answer. Here in Hayward, it's around $350,000. Like taking medicine for colds, you can treat the symptoms, but you aren't solving the real problem - the virus causing all the trouble. high fire season. burn, or setting fires during high fire season with the present incendiary strike. not clean up in time. The same machines also make it possible to take more trees at a much faster rate, stripping the forests in less time. air-conditioned offices and computer toys they dont understand must be Club, and resist implementation of the law. The shore has trees but even 1 mile inland starts to become desertous. Terms of Use. Yellowstone forests in 1988. small trees that are needlessly burned and wasted by the governments insane Does anyone else smell a conspiracy here? However he doesn't want the same initiative passed for California, neither does Pelosi and Leahy as they are owned by the Sierra club. I tried so hard in the days Dr. Bill was on KGO to get a clear signal in So. Entire trees are grabbed, felled, de-limbed, and cut to length by one piece of equipment that easily maneuvers between the trees. I first heard Dr. Bill Wattenburg way back as a young teen in 1983. Bush is owned by the logging companies so tell me , who is on the high ground of morality here? Do you know what these elements are found in, that's right fertalizer! Forest Service rangers to drag their feet and delay granting contracts to lumber government firefighters and knowledgeable scientists alike pleaded with the park officials The Quincy Library Group plan was finally approved by in the Senate in the There is no evidence that enviromentalist started the fire, and it would defy logic. Subsidized by federal tax dollars, environmental groups are filing a blizzard of lawsuits that no longer yield significant gain for the environment and sometimes infuriate federal judges and the Justice Department. William S. 1/31/23MV . I listened to him sporadically over the past 6-7 years when he filled in for his son. to recognize this difference between the consequences of natural fires of a In 2011, management flipped KGO from news talk to all news (a format change that flopped in the ratings) and Wattenburg lost his job along with hosts Gene burns, Gil Gross, Len Tillem, John Rothmann and others. and build firebreaks, will lead to the cutting of all the trees. season is the only way we can clean up and protect our national forests and avoid During the week, we heard unhinged liberal viewpoints aplenty - it was what KGO was known for. is better for the ecology long-term than a forest that continues to live. of let forest fires burn which they know can result in the total I spoke to him a few times for advice and he was always correct in his assistance. Calif. With a good antenna and radio and great skip from the clouds I often received him clearly and never left the radio when he was on. national campaign to clean up our forests and return them to fire safe conditions. Those who know the environment best -- the scientists who devote their careers to it -- say environmental groups often twist fact into fantasy to serve their agendas. lightening) reduced the combustible fuel load on the forest floor. Say what you want about "greedy corporations," but the people they employ need the jobs. in our forests is bad. Instead, if you want to buy a house, you have to go 60-100 miles away. Typical drive-by comment! Where there is already a shortage of jobs and houses? Appealing to what wildlife? Bush is not the anti-Christ and is not to blame for the world we now find ourselves in. Clinton Administration. When either goes too far, it is a problem. BTW, did you know that when forests are clearcut and replanted, they're typically replanted with fast-growing hybrid pines who's only purpose is for paper pulp? Instead, it is siphoned off to pay for bureaucratic overhead and fund raising, including expensive direct-mail and telemarketing consultants. National Park Service officials. I don't advocate getting rid of environmentalists. Then, you have to commute on crowded freeways. ones will likely be highly populated areas such as the Tahoe Basin where the The book has long been out of print. They are not, however beneficial to the humans living there. Language: English Website: http://wattenburg.us/ This program will be available today at 5AM. Why not? experienced U.S. Forest Service officials, and lumber industry representatives This guy attacks a fire just like it was trying to kill his kids. years. with the conditions of today. You could hear the joy in his voice because he loved kids calling him on the radio, Lieberman wrote. [This message has been edited by connecticutFIERO (edited 10-28-2003).]. The Sierra Club insists that this is better than allowing greedy For forty years, Dr. Bill was an anchor of weekend radio on KGO 810. The logged forest is the one most appealing to wildlife, and will survive a fire because it is not filled with brush and small trees that would provide a means for the fire to leap to the taller trees.For those not familiar with current forestry practices, modern logging uses newfangled equipment to take out exactly the trees desired, without doing the damage that old methods (lots of roads for trucks, dragging bundles of logs with bulldozers) cause.This is made possible by the new types of logging equipment now in common use. that the Clinton White House would buckle. RIP. Foundation, California State University Chico (Chico, CA 95929). No wonder we have no confidence in the reporting! I also worked the fire in Oakland in a vain attempt to save a friends house. this year). Very few natural fires can occur today because most of our forests are not in The fact of the matter is that the Sierra club is run by liberals.Many lawsuits have been filed in San Diego and L.A. county by the Sierra club to stop the thinning of brush and trees.Another fact is that they shake the taxpayer down for their failed enviromental pipedreams, that are not based on real science.Tom Daschle fearing that he wouldn't get re-elected put his state on the fast track to having his forest's thinned.His colleagues knew better than to oppose him, and the forest's of his state are now safe.The healthy forest initiative that is in congress right now goes nowhere near what was put into effect in S.D.However he doesn't want the same initiative passed for California, neither does Pelosi and Leahy as they are owned by the Sierra club.