Nostr

One of the giants at Montgomery Woods that fell and needed to be bucked to clear the way. I am all for protecting these trees but I feel leaving it here to rot is a huge waste of its life.

Some much beauty in this fallen giant could serve humanity. The value of this timber is massive and it could repair and pay for many improvements in this park that need to be made. Despite stealing billions annually in taxes California can't even do basic upkeep on its state parks.

California is honestly a beautiful state and we have met nothing but wonderful people on this trip. The government though clearly has no clue about forest management. I walk around and all I see is that huge wildfires are going to be common in this state for a long time.

#redwoods #grownostr

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LukeoftheOzarks 2y ago

Yes, and if for some reason they feel the land needs it, there are ways to do it better.

A Swingmill and/or slabber could saw it on site with essentially no footprint and leave the shavings and the cutoffs.

This country has been managed for millenia and we need to rediscover how to do it in the modern context. And not just the west coast.

Jordan Richner 2y ago

Agreed. That log could make several $10000 conference tables. And it would then "live on" much longer than it will rotting in the forest.

Josh 2y ago

I fought wildfires in OR and got sent to CA for one trip. The fuel load is out of control. You can’t have helicopters flying around with dudes jumping out to suppress almost every single lightning strike, and then take a completely hands off approach to fuel mitigation.

Keith 2y ago

Here’s some pictures from when I hiked to Weaver Lake in the Sequoia National Forest in 2019. The forest is “managed by the state of California” as noted on the sign at the entrance to the park. There was cut timber everywhere. I could could even see some plastic wedges left behind in a standing dead tree. The pictures cover the few mile hike and are in different locations. I included a picture of the lake to verify location. That place is so gonna burn down one day.