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Environment & Energy

SWBTATTReg

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6. Absolutely. I know that large swatches of the west had caught on fire, hopefully they're...

Reply to virgogal (Reply #4)

Wed Feb 19, 2020, 03:53 PM

Feb 2020

replacing w/ a less fire prone tree, or perhaps let burning go sometimes, they say now that controlled burns are the best for old plots, removes the underbrush, etc.

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Trump's Plan to Plant a Trillion Saplings Misses the Forest for the Trees [View all] douglas9 Feb 2020 OP

Ridiculous. Mouths off without looking seriously at the facts or doings of anything... SWBTATTReg Feb 2020 #1

There was nothing in the article where he stated the amount of trees he wanted to plant. virgogal Feb 2020 #2

It's not the point, the point is that it's unfeasible and just where are you going to plant the ... SWBTATTReg Feb 2020 #3

If England can plant a million,as it is doing, we could plant quite a few. virgogal Feb 2020 #4

Absolutely. I know that large swatches of the west had caught on fire, hopefully they're... SWBTATTReg Feb 2020 #6

There is no replacement occurring in the West NickB79 Feb 2020 #8

Where did you get 100 feet? Midnightwalk Feb 2020 #5

I used a hundred because that's my estimate for old oak trees and such, pines can grow... SWBTATTReg Feb 2020 #7