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This 5 page paper analyzes the problem, history, impact of the California forest fires. Solutions and potential corrections offered. Bibliogrpahy lists 2 sources.
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and more forestland is being lost to fires, either naturally started or manmade. With such ongoing devastation one has to wonder what the impact has been to the environment and
in the aftermath of the fires what sorts of immediate problems residents and indigenous species faced. If this continues, what does this spell for the long-term environment in these areas
of California? PROBLEM One of the obvious problems is that many of the areas where the forest fires are taking place provided the perfect combination of factors for fires to
begin. Most conservation efforts, which included thinning out of trees and controlled burns and removal of undergrowth have been curtailed by the outcry from well-meaning, but vocal environmentalist groups. These
groups are not necessarily comprised of those with degrees in forestry, conservation or biology, but rather tend to be those who have been inspired to take an active role in
preservation of Americas wild lands. Of course, what has happened is that these well meaning citizens have actually contributed to the demise of over six hundred thousand acres of forest.
The problem was created, then, of an overcrowding of trees onto smaller tracts of land, a cessation of the removal of undergrowth which acts as tinder in a fire situation,
and a lack of education on both sides of the fire line. HISTORY Historically, it has been stated that most of the old growth forests were naturally cleared out every
so often, allowing for air to circulate and the natural ecosystem to maintain itself as it has for centuries. However, because of mans interference, most conservationists state that the trees
became infested with bark beetles that would have been kept within bounds had the natural system been left unmolested. Now, mankinds tinkering with the natural order of things has led
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