Hat Creek Fire

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

50 years ago when in college in Sacramento a teacher told us the big problem was that we started putting out wild fires and now there is too much fuel on the forest floor. Fires were a natural thing but now we have too many nice homes out there and too much fuel in the way to downed trees and dead trees I guess.

[OceanSunfish]

Sounds like a job for Elon Musk........ New venture...... "Tree-X" OOoops, too late, I should have written this down on a napkin at lunch....

After a little research, very little...... I retract my comment........

Therefore, trees that have died and are not harvested immediately, are fire wood, literally. So, there is no economic incentive for anyone to harvest, etc.

[Bob Loblaw]

Dead or burned trees can be used for lumber if they are harvested in time. Lumber is a great way to sequester carbon. If they can't be used for lumber they can be used for manufactured wood products like particle board, or failing that they can be used for biomass power generation....if they are going to burn, you might as well burn them in a controlled environment and generate power.

[OceanSunfish]

Dead or burned trees can be used for lumber if they are harvested in time. Lumber is a great way to sequester carbon. If they can't be used for lumber they can be used for manufactured wood products like particle board, or failing that they can be used for biomass power generation....if they are going to burn, you might as well burn them in a controlled environment and generate power.

Good point. Timely fashion is what I left off my previous post.......