Day 4 in the deatklwd.
Hope dwindling.
The smog is relentless, blew out to sea for a few hours, then circled back.
The dialog between nature and mankind, behold, what evil you've sewn.
For _west management, what is that even? Well, actually, it's a set of convoluted paid science for logging companies to just "cut some" trees down,, to pock mark the land, and eventually TAKE IT ALL.
They're not going in there and just picking up sticks. They use it as an excuse to set up camp, then the local govrnment that approved it turns a blind eye when they start taking out larger pieces of forest flesh. They'll cite things like, bugs, dry fuel on the ground, etc.
ACTUALLLLYYY, that fallen biomatter Traps Moisture at the surface, to keep the soil moist. The moisture cultures the soil, fungus and other bacteria which the "Eco SYSTEM" needs.
Where it does dry out into tinder, is in sporadic situations where it's either a plantation (green desert, single species zone planted by humans) or some other damaged unhealthy patch (by previous logging).
Green desert is a big issue, A forest requires a diverse set of plant and animal species, if you just have 100% pine tree, that arrangement could not thrive, it grows just enough to be culled for "profit." WHILE, destroying the soil underneath.
Old growth f0h ,west looks nothing like pine deserts.
