As the Forest Service continues to assess and restore the
impacts the fire and/or the fire suppression efforts had on the resource and
trail network, HQ wanted to share some photos shot yesterday at various
locations that many of you will recognize.
I can’t help but wonder why the agency allows heavy
equipment to cut massive fire-lines (see dozer line photo) through “sensitive
areas” without any project-level NEPA or review by specialists, yet requires
massive planning efforts to put in a 50-inch or single track trail. It does not make much sense to me.
Also, we are glad to report that Seth Watkins (his dad –
Greg Watkins - used to work for the FS in R5 as a road engineer and sign guru)
was able to retrieve his trailer that he had to leave at Letts Lake when the
fire broke out.
Will try and keep you updated as more photos and info comes
in.
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Man, that was a really hot fire. Not even a stump left!
ReplyDeleteIt doesn't make sense to you that all of those homes were saved, many belonging to your friends?
ReplyDeleteThere is a big difference between FS operations/policy and fire.
Let's all try to step up and make sure they know we value this area greatly, and won't let political nonsense cloud the effort to restore it.