Yes. I remember visiting Jasper in 2014 and doing a lot of hiking around there, the forests were in poor condition and were just waiting for a bad fire and they had 9 years but refused to do anything. The town was gutted. Both the lodges I stayed at burned down.
The Canadian government banned forest management under the guise of environmental protection but people I know who live up in the mountains out west believe the government is using arsonists to wage a hybrid warfare against the people who live there.
This will be spun into "Why controlled burns are bad and a threat to the Environment!. See, Trump? SEE?"
...given the competence of leadership in cali, they might have a point...
This story and fire is from May 2023.
I thought this particular bit of incompetence felt familiar.
I actually had to look up which Rockies National Park has burned down since.
But it was the other one, Jasper, that was burned to a crisp last summer.
Yes. I remember visiting Jasper in 2014 and doing a lot of hiking around there, the forests were in poor condition and were just waiting for a bad fire and they had 9 years but refused to do anything. The town was gutted. Both the lodges I stayed at burned down.
The Canadian government banned forest management under the guise of environmental protection but people I know who live up in the mountains out west believe the government is using arsonists to wage a hybrid warfare against the people who live there.
...and this is why, no matter how based it may be, i could never move to alaska...
Celsius, my friend.
Mid-20s is like upper 70s-low 80s, which is hot for the pacific northwest / rocky mountain regions in BC.
ah, my bad. better than I thought, but I stand by my statement, lol.