Former President Donald Trump said California is not doing enough to "dampen" its forest floors, which he said will prevent wildfires from ravaging the state.
Which is funny because if you’ve ever been to an area that’s recently been logged (or “thinned” as they like to spin it), the ground is completely covered by a thick layer of all the branches they’ve trimmed off. Nope, no fire hazard there…
That’s been a long running line of propaganda from the lumber industry. “old growth forests are messy and us lumber companies will clean them up!”
Which is funny because if you’ve ever been to an area that’s recently been logged (or “thinned” as they like to spin it), the ground is completely covered by a thick layer of all the branches they’ve trimmed off. Nope, no fire hazard there…
It’s like an SNL bit.