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Thunderbeast

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3. USFS is trying to thin or burn junipers in Oregon

Reply to hatrack (Original post)

Wed May 5, 2021, 11:08 AM

May 2021

On Steens Mountain, fire suppression has resulted in an un-natural abundance of junipers. Each tree sucks a huge volume of water from the ecosystem. The junipers are consuming water that normally would flow down the Blitzen River into the Malheur Wildlife Refuge (made famous by Idiot Ammon Bundy and his RWNJ gang).

Several strategies have been tested to reduce the number of trees. Controlled burns seem to be the preferred method.

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USFS - "Significant" Dieoff Of Junipers From Drought In Central And Northern AZ [View all] hatrack May 2021 OP

It's severely dry when drought-tolerant species die from water stress. Bo Zarts May 2021 #1

We had a terrible summer last year..so dry, many of the yucca plants died.. asiliveandbreathe May 2021 #2

USFS is trying to thin or burn junipers in Oregon Thunderbeast May 2021 #3