[Stoves] brush fires

[Ronald Hongsermeier]

Hi Kirk,

back in the late 80's I lived in California during the end of the last 
major drought cycle there. I watched the levels in the reservoirs above 
Fresno and Bakersfield go down to nearly creek levels. The idea of 
virgin forests is one that dies hard among the green activists. Buffer 
zones where wood and brush and dry grasses can be harvested -- even for 
the express purpose of  fire suppression -- is unpopular because it goes 
against Mother Nature being the highest value and Nature only really 
being of value when it is pristine as in "untouched by humankind". That 
uncontrolled fuel accumulation leads to uncontrollable fires is a 
thought that goes cross-grain to the Nature religion's orthodoxy. 
Unluckily, both humans and all other forms of biodiversity  cook 
similarly when forest-fired!

regards,
Ron
P.S. because of the equipment and energy costs, pelletizing is probably 
only going to be cost-effective if you will be either doing large 
amounts or are co-oping and have lots of free labor. Most free lunches 
leave an aftertaste.

On 21.09.2015 19:15, kgharris wrote:
> All,
> I have known Dr. Paul Anderson and Dr. Ron Larson for two years and 
> they have been honorable men.
> We in California and along the west coast of the USA have been 
> experiencing droughts and numerous wild brush and forest fires.  Does 
> anyone on the list know of a way to harvest brush and make it into 
> wood stove fuel such as pellets?  Can this be a profitable incentive 
> to remove the brush?  If it was profitable to harvest the brush in key 
> areas, removing it as wild fire fuel, perhaps the fires could be 
> broken up and contained into smaller areas before they become so big.  
> Then we would have the pellets to use as needed.
> Kirk
>
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