Important conversation about the importance of speaking out and making effective public comment.

A look at what may be coming

Here are the links to many of the documents Ed found in his research.

Seems like a simple solution,  but so far, the positive impact is a reality.  Prescribed burns during fire season are not allowed.  Join Mr X and Bill Meyer as they discuss the results of the excellent work being done by our county commisioners to solve the problem of smoke filling our valley.

Here’s a link to the PSA that Bill and Ed shared.  Consider the idea that they (the authors of the PSA) think the problem is in the interpretation of the law, rather than the harm from smoke that fills our valley.   We need to resist their intention to capture the “Social License” and continue the failed policies that have long term negative effects that reduce our quality of life and well being.

Public service announcement… (not serving the public well)  

https://vimeo.com/335926692/1284e1a7f2  

Here are some links from Mr X’s study and research…

Australia

http://www.environment.gov.au/protection/assessments/strategic/sa-fire-management

ACT

http://www.environment.gov.au/system/files/pages/36fc5425-bdc3-4629-9d2e-909945d9d955/files/fire-management-sa-2014.pdf

Public consultation process

Fire  & the Environment Strategic Assessments web page.

http://www.environment.gov.au/system/files/resources/f8b2f5e8-14cd-490e-bf35-5a509317e651/files/bushfire-factsheet.pdf

Fire in Australia – Environment, Planning and Sustainable …

https://www.environment.act.gov.au

Mr X and Bill discuss the Governor’s wildfire response report

Bill and Ed discuss the report and challenge us to unify in our response to the plan outlined in this report.  This summer was better than the last couple of summers for sure, thanks to our County Commissioners doing a fantastic job of enforcing full suppression during fire season.

We must respond, she is counting on us not responding.

Does Climate change have anything to do with the fires and smoke we are experiencing in Southern Oregon?  Bill and Mr X spend some time talking about that in this episode.  

Fires, climate change or failure to manage the land?

Helpful links to resources for further reading and study.

http://fpf.forestry.oregonstate.edu/

http://fpf.forestry.oregonstate.edu/biblio/keyword/1

http://fpf.forestry.oregonstate.edu/forests-people-fire-integrating-sciences-build-capacity-%E2%80%9Call-lands%E2%80%9D-approach-forest-restoration

http://fpf.forestry.oregonstate.edu/2014-stakeholder-workshops

https://www.firescience.gov/projects/06-4-1-26/project/06-4-1-26_gtr_nrs104.pdf

http://www.sustainablenorthwest.org/what-we-do/programs

http://www.sustainablenorthwest.org/what-we-do/programs/forest

http://www.sustainablenorthwest.org/blog/posts/pacific-northwest-forest-collaboratives-workshop

http://www.sustainablenorthwest.org/blog/posts/landscape-scale-problems-require-landscape-scale-solutions

Do they have the authority to do the things they are doing?  

This is an intrusion into our way of life.  They do not have the constitutional right to reinterpret law and claim that they have the right to control the atmosphere and then punish the rest of us.  You realize that this is the ultimate attack against property rights, all of this HB2020, it’s a punitive harm