Ready Ready

Dr. Tom Hofstra Ph.D Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, is the head of the Forestry and Natural Resources Department at Columbia College in Sonora CA. He and I discuss how wildfires are a forgotten part of the natural ecosystem and how a mixture of bad policy and environmental changes are contributing to the massive wildfires that we are seeing today. We also discuss strategies for making your home and property more resistant to wildfire, as well as what to think about when looking for a new property in a fire prone area.

I go over my thoughts about evacuation plans, and what to think about that isn't obvious. I also do a quick book review and talk about how todays giant forest fires are a result of both climate change and bad policy.

History of NRCShttps://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/national/about/history/?cid=nrcs143_021392Article about the dust bowlhttp://ocp.ldeo.columbia.edu/res/div/ocp/drought/dust_storms.shtmlEffects of fertilizers on soilhttp://organiclifestyles.tamu.edu/soil/microbeindex.htmlArticle on mountain goat removal in Teton National Parkhttps://wildlife.org/grand-teton-launches-new-plan-for-mountain-goat-removal/