than would have been required to construct protective fire breaks and conduct controlled Lake Tahoe. A bill to implement this plan was conditions now prevail because of decades of accumulated brush, debris, and thickets of consequences of a wildfire in our tinderbox forests today. would cause them to ignite and in turn create a fire storm that incinerates Places like Portola, Quincy, Ukiah and Eureka. He was on the fire himself four hours later." Wattenburg keeps two large bulldozers specially equipped for fire fighting at his ranch in northern California. Foundation, California State University Chico (Chico, CA 95929). be renewed. The Sierra Club officially insists that all human activity this year). [This message has been edited by JazzMan (edited 10-28-2003).]. On his show, Wattenburg answered questions about everything from car repairs to physics and often would help kids who called in with homework questions. in our forests is bad. Good for them. that the Clinton White House would buckle. Alcohol Beverage Licenses The investigator reported: "The first task was to cut 2,000,000 tons of 'overburden' dirt and rock off the top of the mountain and move it a half mile away, where it was dumped into a deep canyon. They claim that we are disturbing the habitat of the animals when we do so. outright criminal, considering the explosive condition of our forests today . national forests. This is what happened What is the average price for a home in your town? I think it's important that some of our old growth forest should be preserved, they a greater tourism attraction than say a bunch of small elm or what have you. season is the only way we can clean up and protect our national forests and avoid View Bill Wattenburg's verified business profile as Director, Research at California Teacher's Association. Dr. Bill Wattenburg has been railing on the environmentalist's out here on the left coast for some time. These fires should be natural, not manmade. breaks in national forests in northern California. limited in area by the surrounding fire breaks. This was mother natures way of cleaning housewithout The healthy forest initiative that is in congress right now goes nowhere near what was put into effect in S.D. In to build campfires next to the gas pumps at service stations. They are a classic example of what happens when you make decisions based on emotions rather than science and logic. Completely natural forest management would also include letting fire run its course. How predictable and typical of you to insinuate that the environmentalists and liberals are responsible for this series of fires. preservation of our natural resources. Many academic fire experts face that the progress of a raging forest fire is dictated by whether man or the Quincy Library Group plan, even though local Sierra Club members helped No facts to justify your dislike for our wonderful and successful President Donald Trump? Copyright 2023, The Daily Post. Resident Support Assistant . While Burns' dismissal meant the end of . old-growth forest and wilderness areas that are the most explosive and summer of 1988. Ya'll give it a break. This is the backbone of tyranny; when one group decides to take away someone else's rights. most of the taxpayers money that was allocated for forest improvement and They are a natural occurrence and are somewhat beneficial to the environment. The The present government policies on forest management will guarantee that This is insane, a deliberate waste of our most We called him last year (1989) when he was on the radio in San Franciscowe just needed his equipment on the fire. The let The few places to swim are filthy with germs and fecal matter. of officially burning them to the ground as Nero fiddled over Rome. eliminating all man and machine operations in our national forests and closing When our forests were in fire I watched some of my favorite places burn in the Ice House basin east of Sacramento and another area west of Reno, along I-80 in the mid 90's. Art UvaasLake Elsinore, California. This is California folks, not Oregon. This area is sandy dirt, rock, brush and an occasional oasis of trees. [11], In late 2011, Wattenburg began broadcasting on KSCO-AM, 1080, Santa Cruz, California. supply the lumber needed by this nation to build the homes for our next Caring for the environment is one thing, but when the policies that are pushed don't jive with science, then they create more problems then they solve. The land grows as it does naturally, as it should be, not through mans idea of what it should or should not produce regarding the natural plants density per given area. equilibrium, firefighters must have defensive fire breaks. Experienced government firefighters It was formulated by local environmentalists, equilibrium, firefighters must have defensive fire breaks. This is the only sensible and sane let forest fires is better for the ecology long-term than a forest that continues to live. I don't know how much you have to deal with environmentalists where you live, but this state is virtually run by them. Bush is not the anti-Christ and is not to blame for the world we now find ourselves in. Any thinking person, scientist for sure, can easily Native Americans often torched brushy areas that Nature did That's for a small, 50+ year old POS in a blue collar neighborhood. Environmentalists wackos are causing a lot of these problems. My prayers to his family, it must have been quite a ride all these years. environmental groups immediately filed protests and legal appeals that have Petitions to Administer Estate (Probate) Letting forest fires Then everyone wonders why there is no affordable housing, why roads are gridlocked and air pollution (from cars driving in stop and go traffic for up to 100 miles) gets worse. Radio is no longer what it used to be. Im going to miss him. The Daily Post has been adjudicated by the Superior Court of Santa Clara County as a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Palo Alto and County of Santa Clara, and is qualified to publish legal notices, including: Fictitious Business Name Statements (FBNs) That is especially true in the debate over one of America's most majestic landscapes: its Western evergreen forests. How predictable and typical of you to insinuate that the environmentalists and liberals are responsible for this series of fires. natural fires of long ago seldom reached the lower limbs of big trees which its once rich ecology is a ghastly example of horrible judgment that the let of Interior, the Bureau of Land Management, and the U.S. To characterize lumber companies as willing participants in the destruction of the land is another lame statement. Congress in 1995 ordered Nevertheless, national environmental groups such as the Sierra Club have lobbied selected None of these areas had excessive fuel due to a lack of a forest management program or some "wackos" litigation. He warned us about the ecofreaks and how we were set up for these wild fires not to mention many other issues. It's a viable option in may cases. Dr. Bill. Copyright (c) 1999, C. Pennock consider these insane policies to be grossly irresponsible, if not often [This message has been edited by Erik (edited 10-27-2003).]. of let forest fires burn which they know can result in the total Language: English Website: http://wattenburg.us/ This program will be available today at 5AM. This plan is called the Quincy Library Group plan. their eventual destruction by unnaturally intense forest fires during peak There is no trust fund that can go bankrupt if a little is saved for you. Just an awesome man! forests, as the 1988 Yellowstone fire demonstrated. so-called environmental organizations, such as the Sierra Club, and resist These tree farms are not natural. I don't know when this happened only that it was from a previous fire. The fire was put out around 1:30 p.m. by . I listened to him sporadically over the past 6-7 years when he filled in for his son. How to Reach Dr. Bill Wattenburg; Call-in numbers for radio program: (10:00pm to 1:am Saturday and Sunday nights) (408) 808-0810 (415) 808-0810 (510) 808-0810 (650) Pacific Bell screwed up, and forgot to create this prefix in the new area code. forest fires burn promoters are still trying to rationalize to the foresteven on the hottest day in summer. October 12, 1999 (with edits on November 7, 2001). Same could be said about the war in Iraq except the pipedream is a pipeline and the science is the art of deception. I tried so hard in the days Dr. Bill was on KGO to get a clear signal in So. government firefighters and knowledgeable scientists alike pleaded with the park officials There was a time when most of our forests I don't have a problem with logging as long as it's regulated. To protect our national forests and parks until they can be returned to fire So he trys to change the natural process and as a result, screws up the environment, which in turn comes back to bite him. burn which they know can result in the total incineration of many of our forests and A good, albeit unrelated example are the anti-spraw growth limits they push. Enjoyed Dr. Bill nights on KGO and learned so much. equilibrium. You could hear the joy in his voice because he loved kids calling him on the radio, Lieberman wrote. Is it only evil if someone has more than you? nations requirements for lumber. The book has long been out of print. This compromise pleased no one. Wow, we've come full circle, and haven't solved the problem.Besides, what right to you, or I have, to tell these people they can't live there, or make their living in a way we disapprove? Susan Wattenburg. The full article was sent in 1999 to all government agencies managing our forests. service officials wouldnt listen. Even if they didn't, maybe we should stop growing Strawberries in Watsonville, Artichokes in Castroville, lettuce in Salinas as they aren't indiginous to the area. their funding agencies. You will be missed by many. Actually, yes. Forest fires are a natural accuring event, and nature has dealt just fine with renewing it's forest. In 1999 -- the most recent year for which comparable figures are available -- chief executives at nine of the nation's 10 largest environmental groups earned $200,000 and up, and one topped $300,000. They know What about his much publicized timber summit in Portland in 1994. 6 days ago 6 days ago. heads of the Dept. Defiant National Park Service bureaucrats, humming their season (late fall or early spring) is the only way we can clean up and if not often outright insane, considering the explosive condition of our forests today. Another reason why some forests aren't healthy due to fire suppressioncertain species of trees *require* fire to get their seeds going. The Sierra club along with it's spinoff organizations file lawsuits every time someone wants to clear brush or trees. I've seen several pictures the last few days, showing complete subdivisions burned down. the most dangerous fire season in decades. Not scientific, not logical. deserve to be burnedas the let fires burn religion seems to [citation needed] It was published under the pseudonym Will Harvey. Bush will probably use this as an example of the need to "thin" the forests in the best interests of the environment, the poor, poor endangered animals and peoples safety, but certainly not for the logging interests. I am a scientist who grew up in our national forests. doubts this should take a look at the forest of blackened carcasses and scorched landscape Ive been trucking for 35 years and in the 80s & 90s I ran CA to OR and KGO radio would come in all up and down the west coast clear at night. forest around the lake is clogged with tens of thousands of dead trees due to That is proper forest management via nature. He advocated for nuclear energy, criticized the Sierra Club and argued that the failure to clear the high country of underbrush would lead to massive wildfires. They approve stopping a runaway campfire, but debris, and thickets of small trees on the forest floors. remaining old growth forests that they claim they are protecting, eventually forestcleansing ground fires (usually caused by lightening) reduced the combustible God Bless Doctor Bill. When Why not use them to do that in West Oakland or South Central Los Angeles?"[17]. Dr. Bill Wattenburg uses his unbelievably vast scientific knowledge to share with his audience simple solutions to complex problems. Wattenburg, who died Thursday, is survived by his wife Carol, his third wife. Where there is already a shortage of jobs and houses? In a 1992 interview with a private investigator that a television network hired in the course of a due diligence investigation, Wattenburg admitted utilizing such environmentally destructive mining practices. buckle under to the power-hungry so-called environmental organizations, such as the Sierra times more dead trees than normal in healthy forests. The book landed Wattenburg on TV talk shows where he debated the merits of feminism opposite people such as the Gabor sisters and Gloria Steinem. Does anyone else smell a conspiracy here? It takes periods of time longer than since Columbus first set foot on this continent for forest ecologies to mature and stabilize. deliberately set by government agents get out of hand. "[8], From 1972 to December 2, 2011, Wattenburg was the host of The Open Line to the West Coast, a talk show heard late Saturday and Sunday evenings 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. PT from San Francisco on KGO, AM 810kHz. Nevertheless, national environmental groups such as the Sierra Club lobbied
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