Fire has been used to replenish the soil and clear out the
unwanted brush on the ground for generations; starting with the Native
Americans . At the beginning of the 20th Century, there was a shift of the
natural order. The Native American were
pushed out of their land, leaving the forests unattended. This lead to the
trees over growing and blocking the sun from any other living thing that needed
the sun to survive. In New Mexico, a Nature Conservancy is teaching forest experts
how to set a controlled fire within the forest to help them survive. I believe
if fire is in a controlled setting, it is a natural and good way of restoring
balance to the forest. The only barriers would be the chance that the fire gets
out of control. Also how it would affect the people who live around the forest.
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/26/burning-a-forest-to-save-it/?ref=earth
I do agree that having a controlled fire in the forest would restore the balance of the forest. But, like you said there is the problem of actually having to contain the fire so it will not affect anyone else. Burning these trees is really helping the environment because it hallows out the trees and gives the other organism the chance of survival. If these organisms don’t get a chance of exposure to the sun, there is no positive outcome for the trees or the other organism. Having the controlled fires is just bringing back what the Indians started long ago.
ReplyDeleteI agree, creating small controlled fires will help to clear out the forest floor from the smaller vegetation and the dead plants. If the fires are under surveillance and are kept in control, then I see no problem in creating small fires.
ReplyDeleteI do agree that having a controlled fire in the forest would restore the balance of the forest. But, like you said there is the problem of actually having to contain the fire so it will not affect anyone else. Burning these trees is really helping the environment because it hallows out the trees and gives the other organism the chance of survival. If these organisms don’t get a chance of exposure to the sun, there is no positive outcome for the trees or the other organism. Having the controlled fires is just bringing back what the Indians started long ago.
ReplyDeletei agree with bailey. I dont see a problem in setting a controlled fire in a forest if it is professionally done and the people setting it dont leave any room for mistakes. This would be devastating if the forest got out of control and killed the forest as well as the animals in it. Also like bailey and lexi said if the animals dont get an exposure to sun then this could be extremely bad for that organism. i think controlled fires is a good idea.
ReplyDeleteI agree, having a controlled fire is a great way for ecological growth, and replenishing the area for a new start. We will just have to remember what Smokey the Bear states, "Only YOU Can Prevent Forest Fires" therefore we would have to make sure they are very careful during the process.
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