Do The Fires In L.A. Teach Us Anything?

Poor forest management is not just in the Sierras or Southern California.

At the Jan. 16 Pacific Grove City Council meeting, citizen Kevin Hanley made a plea to Councilmembers to reduce the amount of fuel load — dead dry brush, downed trees, etc. — in George Washington Park, a 20-acre, thickly wooded greenspace. Doing so, Hanley said, would reduce the chances of a fire spreading to nearby houses.

Kevin is not wrong. Here’s a few snapshots of Washington Park just feet from houses. C’mon eco freaks and tree huggers, it’s a park so treat it like one.

GW Park Fuel 1 GW Park Fuel 2 GW Park Fuel 3

 

Do The Fires In L.A. Teach Us Anything?