Will Southern California embrace logging of its 'sky island' forests?
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To increase those numbers, the federal government will need to hire more foresters and other professionals to design, oversee and carry out such projects. The Biden administration estimates its plan could create as many as 575,000 new jobs over the coming decade. Chaparral dominates the region’s rolling hillsides. Large “masticators” are used to clear such vegetation around everything from homes and ranger stations to roads, water towers and power lines. That material is then either pile burned or chipped and spread across the forest landscape.
“They say it very well may have saved the town of Idyllwild,” Justin Cecil said. “There’s a sense of accomplishment you get from that.” “If you disconnect the chaparral, if you increase the corridors for grass to establish,” she added, “you then provide a network of wicks that are highly ignitable.” “We have a lot of chaparral out here that’s just ready to burn,” said the 67-year-old who also owns a home in Los Angeles. “We’re just trying to make our community more safe, and we’re frustrated with the bureaucracy.”
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