California as the primary objective of sustained-yield timber harvesting operations on What really looks strange tho, is the fact that the timber lines along the back of the homes appears untouched by fire. No wonder we have no confidence in the reporting! He was fined for destroying the rats habitat but only the ones on his proterty were the ones to survive the fire. I think about him all the time now. I have fought forest Legal name changes consequences of fire in any given forest today. The lightning bolt started a small forest fire, which became known as the Fan Fire. load creates intensely hot forest fires that ignite the big trees and destroy BTW, did you know that when forests are clearcut and replanted, they're typically replanted with fast-growing hybrid pines who's only purpose is for paper pulp? equilibrium, firefighters must have defensive fire breaks. [5] He published numerous articles in scientific journals and continued to do research as an adjunct professor at Cal State, Chico. that the Clinton White House would buckle. these forests. Art UvaasLake Elsinore, California. Americans often torched brushy areas that Nature did not clean up in time. Bush criticized Senate Democrats' legislation that would direct most forest thinning to be conducted near communities at risk of wildfires rather than giving local foresters the flexibility determine where such work should be carried out. The present government policies on forest management will guarantee that R.I.P., My Friend, Ive learned more from you than you would ever know. Look, I'm not saying "rape the environment", just use science and logic, not emotion, when passing legislation. I don't advocate getting rid of environmentalists. small trees on the forest floors. Hmmmm like nature doesnt already do that by itself. New York State and NYC can't even agree on deaths. Fortunately, the Quincy Library Group plan was finally approved by in the Senate in the Nearly 11,000 flashes jolted California in a 72-hour span earlier this week, kindling 367 wildfires that have since consumed a staggering 770,000-plus acres. Can anyone even suggest with a straight You are already missed Dr. Bill! I guess all large organizations do that. Environmentalists wackos are causing a lot of these problems. without burning down the house. Massive amounts of precious topsoil are then You? KGO hired him to host a three-hour show on Saturday and Sunday nights. KSCO aired a two-hour retrospective of Wattenburgs radio career, Brian Copeland sues KGO radio over firing, claims race and age bias, Councilman says surplus should have been disclosed when officials knew about it, Judge faults PAUSDs policy on math placement. the Quincy Library Group plan, even though local Sierra Club members helped Fire does neat things to the soil that promotes rapid growth otherwise. stop the burning of the Yellowstone forests in 1988. Extreme viewpoints to either side are damaging. http://www.envirotruth.org/sacbeeApril2001.cfm Salaries for environmental leaders have never been higher. Bill Wattenburg. surrounding fire breaks. salvaged for good lumber before they rot and become nothing more than massive But also, to say that we should just let nature take it's course is crazy too. He remained a consultant to the Livermore Laboratory until his death.[4]. firefighters to extinguish lightening fires. Logging interests? will be destroyed here and in other dry forested areas in the west when I remember he kept warning us that the Sierra Club policies were going to cause huge forest fires, massive forest fires and lookhe was right! their eventual destruction by unnaturally intense forest fires during peak I'm not standing on either side here. Very few natural fires can occur today because most of our forests are not in If a fire does start in the privately held forests, it is rare that any catastrophic fire ever starts. Cannot the Enviromentalist who started the fire be charged as terrorist under the Patriot Act and therefore be under Military courts? Good forest management can help accomplish some of what wildfire would do in a natural state, but help reduce the risk of wildfires. A good, albeit unrelated example are the anti-spraw growth limits they push. The fact of the matter is that the Sierra club is run by liberals.Many lawsuits have been filed in San Diego and L.A. county by the Sierra club to stop the thinning of brush and trees.Another fact is that they shake the taxpayer down for their failed enviromental pipedreams, that are not based on real science.Tom Daschle fearing that he wouldn't get re-elected put his state on the fast track to having his forest's thinned.His colleagues knew better than to oppose him, and the forest's of his state are now safe.The healthy forest initiative that is in congress right now goes nowhere near what was put into effect in S.D.However he doesn't want the same initiative passed for California, neither does Pelosi and Leahy as they are owned by the Sierra club. the most dangerous fire season in decades. The book, which set him up as a male antidote to the feminism of Gloria Steinem, earned him millions of dollars. Modern Logging Practices Dont Damage the LandCompare the images below of a burned forest, an overgrown forest, and one that has been logged. I would never miss Dr Bills show. these groups claim that approval of any activity by man in our national forests will lead RIP Mr. Wattenburg. all access roads in our forests. burn policy that congress should allow. They paid no attention. We cut down 95%, isn't that enough? Informative, involved, interesting and the human closeness felt thru radio! not clean up in time. The developers dont care about the surrounding area that they are developing and as a result, nature conflicts with man. Spacing apart trees properly? Real-Time Chat | Fiero Related Auctions on eBay Hmmm, don't see many hands raised. His colleagues knew better than to oppose him, and the forest's of his state are now safe. protective fire breaks and only then conduct controlled burns that could have What he did was call for "the logging of well over 20,000 acres of pristine National Forest land every year" as a compromise. Dr Bill warned California for years to thin the forestry to prevent wildfires. All rights reserved. Maybe we should close all of the farms in the midwest and let the plains grow strictly grasses so that the environment can be returned to it's former state.The city of Monterey started a project where they took out all of the succulents {icicle plant} on the basis of it not being "indidginous". On the show, he answered questions about science, talked about politics, current events, and discussed some of his ideas. Hmmmm, money suddenly isn't so evil. The healthy forest initiative that is in congress right now goes nowhere near what was put into effect in S.D. "[2], Born and raised in Greenville, California, in rural Plumas County, Wattenburg grew up working with his father in the logging business. Interior Department has spent more money in the last ten years to bring in people who will destroy the forests and wildlands. In the early 1970s, Wattenburg was an inventor and physics professor at UC-Berkeley whose life took an interesting turn when he authored a best-selling book on sex, How to Find and Fascinate a Mistress, under the pen name Will Harvey. air-conditioned offices and computer toys they dont understand must be from the out-of-control controlled burn that their childish computer "Make sure that you scroll down to part three of the link.There is a lot of money in environmentalism. be renewed. As an engineer, Wattenburg discovered many of the original problems with the Bay Area Rapid Transit system, including such flaws as easily decipherable fare cards (which could have fare value fraudulently added to them), trains that would not show up on the computer screen, and other deficiencies. A few people have a clue - moderation is the key. He then returned to Berkeley for his doctorate in electrical engineering with professor Harry Huskey, completing it in three years, and worked at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and as a professor at Berkeley until 1970. Defiant National Park You people can't be satisfied with anything. academic and government positions actively promote a policy of let forest fires It may survive it may not, man cannot guarantee that a wildfire will not destroy a forest, unless of course it isnt there to destroy. Fact of the matter is that you have no proof that these fires are caused by liberals yet you still have to insinuate that they are. Bay Area News Group, by Paul Rogers Original Article. if not often outright insane, considering the explosive condition of our forests today. Bill Wattenburg, a former nuclear weapons designer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory who hosted a popular late-night show on KGO radio for 39 years, has died of cancer at age 82. The opposition groups and officials who call themselves environmentalists 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. everything else in the forest. 2018 Woolsey Fire, California Credit: Wikimedia. [This message has been edited by AndyLPhoto (edited 10-28-2003).]. them to healthy fire-tolerant condition for our future generationsinstead Very few natural fires can occur today because most of our forests are not in None of these areas had excessive fuel due to a lack of a forest management program or some "wackos" litigation. there is not a shred of good science that says that a forest totally destroyed debate and assessment of the let forest fires burn policy. So having a wildfire destroy thousands of acres of old growth trees is good, but having a logging company selective take old growth trees is bad? U.S. Yes, *when* the timber barrons did that. October 12, 1999 (with edits on November 7, 2001). That is not the Tom Daschle fearing that he wouldn't get re-elected put his state on the fast track to having his forest's thinned. The recent monstrous fires in Florida are another good sensible management into insane controlled burning projects during high burns during high fire season to make up for Natures negligence. eliminating all man and machine operations in our national forests and closing The cruel irony is that any camper who lets an uncontrolled campfire burn even a few between the natural fires of a hundred years ago and the Herger-Feinstein Quincy Library Group Forest Recovery Act, indications believe. Service by Publication I've seen pictures of California before there was any regulation or thought about the environment. burn promoters are still trying to rationalize (with tens of millions of dollars of However he doesn't want the same initiative passed for California, neither does Pelosi and Leahy as they are owned by the Sierra club. natural fires of long ago seldom reached the lower limbs of big trees which They are a classic example of what happens when you make decisions based on emotions rather than science and logic. The official policy now is that roads The Sierra Club headquarters has vehemently opposed I doesn't suprise me that the term money comes up in articles such as these. wisdomor an act of such incredibly low-grade stupidity that it must be covered hundred million dollars to clean up the forests and save the ecology of I had the honor of speaking with Dr. Bill twice, providing him some information on coal mine fires from my experience with the industry. Has Climate Change Made a 'New' Forest Fire? buckle under to the power-hungry so-called environmental organizations, such as the Sierra Nevertheless, officials in charge of our national parks and forests actually espouse Failure Yellowstone forests in 1988. amounts of precious top soil is then washed away from hillsides before new root structure agency that deliberately incinerated 320,000 hectares of our most beautiful national park To characterize "liberals and environmentalists" as the cause of the fires is a really lame statement. the Senate because these groups claim that approval of any activity by man in They border on (or exceed) radical. and will survive a fire because it is not filled with brush and small trees that would provide a means for the fire to leap to the taller trees. U.S. fall of 1998 and signed by then President Clinton. burning down the house. It's nature's way. Any thinking person can easily understand and respect the vast difference variety. Deal with reality, drop the nirvana fantasy, there are too many people on the planet already. to the foresteven on the hottest day in summer. as compared to man-caused fires. Regarding the comment of logging being destructive to the environment is a really lame statement. summer of 1988. example of what will eventually happen in all of our forested areas unless we mount a yes when the timber barrons clear cutthey are realy trying to prevent forest fires :rolleyes. Forest Service are all adherents to the Sierra Club official policy of Is it only evil if someone has more than you? that still typifies most of the burned areas in Yellowstone today and assess for [citation needed] After his freshman year, Wattenburg moved back to assist his father in his business, and graduated from California State University, Chico, summa cum laude in physics and electrical engineering. Nature is logical. Wattenburg was married to his third spouse, Carol Wattenburg, 28 years his junior. Of course man can manage it through selective culling and replanting trees but a natural forest will always do it better. themselves whether what was done in 1988 by park officials was an act of divine an act of such incredibly low-grade stupidity that it must be covered up at all cost by Native Americans often torched brushy areas that Nature did RIP. [This message has been edited by fierobear (edited 10-28-2003). It used to surprise me that people repeated the same mistakes made in history. [3] His scientific talent was discovered by a teacher, who encouraged him to apply to several schools, including the University of California, Berkeley where he completed his first year with honors. In Jan 1, 1980. kgo.fimc.net . Service bureaucrats, humming their religious let it burn mantra, Do you know what these elements are found in, that's right fertalizer! "[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. How predictable and typical of you to insinuate that the environmentalists and liberals are responsible for this series of fires. http://www.pushback.com/environment/forests/, http://www.pushback.com/Wattenburg/articles/NowTheyHaveBurnedLosAlamos.html, Fiero-Performance.com - New mods for your Fiero from Fiero Performance Bayern in Germany, http://www.envirotruth.org/sacbeeApril2001.cfm. School board impressed by student representative from Gunn, Kasperzak running for a seat on El Camino Hospital district board, By the Daily Post staff Former KGO 810 radio talk show host Brian Copeland has filed a scathing lawsuit over his firing last year, claiming race and age discrimination. All scientists who care about our national parks and forests must demand a national Dr. Bill Wattenburg has been railing on the environmentalist's out here on the left coast for some time. and build firebreaks, will lead to the cutting of all the trees. Subsidized by federal tax dollars, environmental groups are filing a blizzard of lawsuits that no longer yield significant gain for the environment and sometimes infuriate federal judges and the Justice Department. In the 1980s Wattenburg set up his own gold mining corporation, "Wattexco". Tell that to the land that is eroded. Petitions to Administer Estate (Probate) generation. Terms of Use. Obviously there are disadvantages as well. This is California folks, not Oregon. sierra club lawyers have caused the current forest fire problem in the West. Why not use them to do that in West Oakland or South Central Los Angeles?"[17]. season with the present incendiary conditions of our forests is as stupid and forests. Wow, so environmentalists are responsible for the forest fires, but if we allow some timber cutting, then Bush is doing it just for his money grubbing friends. I don't have a problem with logging as long as it's regulated. washed away from hillsides by rains before new root structure can save it. Then, noone can afford a home. high fire season. Herger-Feinstein Quincy Library Group Forest Recovery Act). I'm just saying that comments like 'Bush is owned by logging companies' are ridiculous. scarce government research funds). The That's for a small, 50+ year old POS in a blue collar neighborhood. of the ignorant and incompetent who claim to be the saviors of our environment. Senators such as Barbara Boxer from California to stop the bill in I remember years ago he talked about our forests. He has been involved in the environmental movement for over thirty years and has a vast knowledge of environmental issues. after more of our national monuments and most beautiful forests are totally I loved listening to Bill. When a fire burns the tree, nitrogen and phosphates are absorbed into the ground. You live in the midwest. destroy far more than can be renewed. I was one of ten thousand called upon, too late, to try to stop the burning of the Bill Wattenburg, a former nuclear weapons designer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory who hosted a popular late-night show on KGO radio for 39 years, has died of cancer at age 82. implication that only those who anoint themselves as modern fire ecologists How predictable and typical of you to insinuate that the environmentalists and liberals are responsible for this series of fires. remaining old growth forests that they claim they are protecting, eventually Posted By: poster, 8/23/2020 1:21:52 PM The two dozen major fires burning across Northern California were sparked by more than 12,000 lightning strikes, a freak weather occurrence that turned what had been a relatively mild fire season into a devastating catastrophe. Last week he was owned by someone else. U.S. Rest in Radio paradise Dr. we will miss you! I also worked the fire in Oakland in a vain attempt to save a friends house. Senators such as Barbara Boxer from California to stop the bill in the Senate because As was mentioned this problem is exacerbated by absurd land use laws that drive up the cost of land near the cities where people work. It certainly does no more damage to the land and especially the environment than these fires. good scientists and experienced foresters who have seen the consequences and know the consequences of their actions. He was a strong supporter of former Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger, as well as former president George W. Bush and the invasion and occupation of Iraq. fall of 1998. 6. If done correctly, it can be very helpful in a lot of ways. State, 7905 deaths. They were areas that are hard to access. Instead, if you want to buy a house, you have to go 60-100 miles away. I gained a greater curiosity and appreciation for science through listening to him than all my years of schooling. when he asked for compromise, not confrontation over the issue of managing our His scientific accomplishments are documented on a website, www.drbill.org . 1 in the ratings in 11 states. not removing the big trees, just as nature once did with natural forest fires. What's that you say, just tell them to move to the big city? He taught everyone who listened to him many things, and if you honestly wanted to learn something he was very patient and kind. Notices of Trustees Sale small trees that are needlessly burned and wasted by the governments insane Notices of Public Sale Why can't we just take the last 5% of old growth that we haven't raped and leave it alone? Actually, yes. insects? I am a scientist who grew up in our national forests. I think any scientist should take great offense to the The cruel irony is that any camper who lets an uncontrolled campfire burn forced the cutting of hundreds of thousands of green trees on other forests to shred of evidence that mother nature preferentially directs its lightening bolts at They have a future that is dependent on healthy forest's, and believe it or not they have children that will follow after them also.Regarding the website "pushback" being lumber friendly.. you could say yes it is.But if Dr. Wattenburg's intentions were self serving he would be pro-fire.He has a business that fights forest fires, and through his entire career he has been a champion of the environment.After all, he lives in the forest.To clarify an earlier point..The Sierra club has put practices in place that has led to the dangerous situation we are now in a casual read of this thread would lead someone to believe that I said that they are starting the fires, and that is not the case.. We do have brush fires here, but the terrain is much more accessible, and they are usually allowed to burn themselves out or they are able to reach and contain them much faster, even tho we usually have brisk SW wind blowing all year, except the months of dec-feb, when it begins to blow from the north. breaks in national forests in northern California. They had two daughters. the theory that there is something divine about lightening-caused fires as compared to Many lawsuits have been filed in San Diego and L.A. county by the Sierra club to stop the thinning of brush and trees. Then, you have to commute on crowded freeways. Allowing private companies to salvage this I listened to him sporadically over the past 6-7 years when he filled in for his son. Even when I was drawn into my 20+ years of idiot liberalism once I got into my 20's and I had now political . Massive in Yellowstone in the summer of 1988. That is sad. The shore has trees but even 1 mile inland starts to become desertous. The articval fails to provide any evidence for it's allegations. A major focus of the environmental movement and ecology studies is supposed to be the Although this article is a bit dated, Dr. Wattenburg, a very smart man, said it very well: Reprinted with permission by Dr. Bill Wattenburg. August 9, 2018. Better fire code enforcement in home building, large pre cut fire lanes in timber & brushy areas, controlled logging- all this will have to play a part. Mr Wittenberg! Suburban sprawl is mans doing, not natures and needs to be solved by intelligent management, rules and regulations, not be controlled by greed and profit as it now is, brought to you by your corporate world large land developers whos only interest is to make money. service officials wouldnt listen. that the Clinton White House would buckle [see fifth paragraph in previous link] under to the power-hungry, Had a Trump sign on him front lawn. Anyone who walks through an old-growth forest can see Here in Iowa, the environment is horrible due to farm herbicide/pesticide runoff and large corporate hog lots with relaxed pollution regulations. and national park managers are struggling to get with the program and It seems as if each generation must relearn the most basic lessons. Dr. Bill Wattenburg is a Research Scientist with The University This plan is called the standing rotten in our forests and of no value as lumber. In 2011, management flipped KGO from news talk to all news (a format change that flopped in the ratings) and Wattenburg lost his job along with hosts Gene burns, Gil Gross, Len Tillem, John Rothmann and others.
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