We were driving through a National Forest and saw something totally unfamiliar to us. Some sort of clearing/trimming operation must have been performed recently. There were thousands of little piles of limbs and branches formed into roughly 6-7 foot diameter by about 4 feet high. Very neat. To us, it looked like an excellent way to start a forest fire. On the other hand, maybe they were just far enough from the remaining trees to be burned one at a time.
Anyone care to educate this simple flatlander?
> We were driving through a National Forest and saw something totally unfamiliar to us. Some sort of clearing/trimming operation must have been performed recently. There were thousands of little piles of limbs and branches formed into roughly 6-7 foot diameter by about 4 feet high. Very neat. To us, it looked like an excellent way to start a forest fire. On the other hand, maybe they were just far enough from the remaining trees to be burned one at a time.
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> Anyone care to educate this simple flatlander?
Kindling??? Logs?? I think they take the scraps and turn them into something. Lots of logging here in Oregon and they use every piece of the tree for something. 🙂
Sounds like a fuel reduction effort to reduce wildfire risk.. Around here it's quite often done by inmate crews from nearby minimum security facilities. The piles will be burned later when conditions are favorable.
I agree. Piled to be burned when the fire hazard is low. Around here there is usually a tarp or plastic sheet tied over each pile.
We often come across evidence of burn piles, black circular marks on the ground. These are common in the middle of the dirt forest road. The Conservation Crews bring the cut brush to a safe location in the road and burn it when it is safe to do so.
