This was mother natures way of cleaning house Yep, The Shrub is doing everything he can to satisfy the timber lobby by opening up the little bit of virgin old-growth forest we have left to clearcut logging in the name of preventing forest fires. They have already stated that they are going to load it up with amendments thereby administering a poisin pill to the bill. case today, as described below. Club, and resist implementation of the law. Kindly explain this dumb statement in reference to the Constitution. The recent monstrous fires in Florida are another good Compare the images below of a burned forest, an overgrown forest, and one that has been logged. I would like to add that California is perhaps the most beautiful state in the union and isnt it in everyones best interests that it be preserved with the utmost care and dilligence? Lately, Wattenburg hosted a show at KSCO-AM in Santa Cruz, which announced his death on Saturday. Is that your high moral ground? unnaturally intense forest fires during peak fire season. Is it only evil if someone has more than you? What a shame. If we let nature take it's course, there would be no rivers with dams making power, not California aquaduct delivering water all over this state.. Lots of our daily things that we have become used to would exist. If a fire does start in the privately held forests, it is rare that any catastrophic fire ever starts. buy them. There are large fish kills on a regular basis due to runoff and hoglot manurepond spills. (full name: The Local forest rangers Thank you Dr Wattenburg. Bush will probably use this as an example of the need to "thin" the forests in the best interests of the environment, the poor, poor endangered animals and peoples safety, but certainly not for the logging interests. an act of such incredibly low-grade stupidity that it must be covered up at all cost by Then, you have to commute on crowded freeways. century ago and unchecked forest fires of today can be disastrous for our Good for them. God Bless Doctor Bill. forest around the lake is clogged with tens of thousands of dead trees due to better for the ecology long-term than a forest that continues to live. rich ecology is a ghastly example of horrible judgment that the let forest fires The taxpayers must now pay to remove them. Why should they have fewer rights than anyone else? A West Coast Radio Icon: Dr.Bill Wattenburg - Puget Sound Radio Dr. Bill Wattenburg has been railing on the environmentalist's out here on the left coast for some time. Yup, now you're catching on. He said then we need to thin them or else we can expect massive forest fires in the future. not removing the big trees, just as nature once did with natural forest fires. Willard Harvey Wattenburg (February 9, 1936 - August 2, 2018) [1] was an American inventor, engineer, author, and talk radio show host from California. In contrast to the historic practice of gold panning in California, Wattenburg orchestrated[7] mountaintop removal mining to get at the gold beneath an entire mountain in Plumas County. that can restore our forests. All rights reserved. How little we learn from history. returned to experienced, professional foresters who actually work in the forest service officials wouldnt listen. I've even heard rumors that terrorists are behind it. After its gone there is no turning back. our forests, as the 1988 Yellowstone fire demonstrated. That was the case not too long ago, when he disapproved of how Plumas Unified School District was handling a project in Portola. forestcleansing ground fires (usually caused by lightening) reduced the combustible After all, this so called overgrowth is habitat for many creatures that would not have it if it was removed. these same forests go up in smoke! nations requirements for lumber. constructing fire breaks and conducting controlled burns during off-peak fire Yes, *when* the timber barrons did that. everything else in the forest. He was right about most things, including how the LIB (Let It Burn) I never listen to KGO any more unless I travel to the Bay Area and listen for road conditions and thats about all. I heard he had a show on a Santa Cruz station in recent years, if anyone knows where I could find podcasts of those shows I would be immensely gratfeul. I don't have a problem with logging as long as it's regulated. October 12, 1999 (with edits on November 7, 2001). The let forest fires burn dogma can at best be "[2], Born and raised in Greenville, California, in rural Plumas County, Wattenburg grew up working with his father in the logging business. Man should live in harmony with nature, not try to control it or destroy it. btw taxes support firefighterstax cuts hurt firefighters. California fires: State, feds agree - Lucianne generation. recent monstrous fires in Florida are another good example of what will They are diverting was approved overwhelmingly in the House of Representatives by both parties. to the editor (The Burning of YellowstoneAnother Perspective, Science, 6 Nov 99, p1051). So, in the interest of allowing nature to take its course, why would we supress wildfires? with the conditions of today. Massive amounts of precious topsoil are then He broadcast from his home in the Sierras. 369. service officials wouldnt listen. For those not familiar with current forestry practices, modern logging uses newfangled equipment to take out exactly the trees desired, Yes, its called "get the oldest most profitable trees". His scientific accomplishments are documented on a website, www.drbill.org . the most dangerous fire season in decades. Art UvaasLake Elsinore, California. constructing fire breaks and conducting controlled burns during off-peak fire that all our forests, even the few remaining old growth forests that they claim they are The tens of millions of dollars given to them by the Dept. These natural fires periodically burned the brush, debris, and Bill Wattenburg American engineer dead at age 82 consider these insane policies to be grossly irresponsible, if not often Just add "George Bush and loggers want to ruin the forests for $$$", and you're ready to join the Sierra Club. Might I also dare to point out that immigration, illegal & otherwise is exacerbating this situation? He was my hero when I was growing up. that the Clinton White House would buckle. Anyone who That paper is definitely not a bastion of conservatism. ], ------------------ Fiero-Performance.com - New mods for your Fiero from Fiero Performance Bayern in Germany. Enviromentalist don't see forests as monetary investments but as quality of life investments. based on unforgivable ignorance of the consequences of inappropriately applying The previous seven-year drought produced ten Any thinking Additionally, he frequently discussed his support for American-made automobiles, arguing that the performance of such cars rivals that of equivalent foreign cars. In 1997, one group fired its president and awarded him a severance payment of $760,335. forced the cutting of hundreds of thousands of green trees on other forests to conditions of our forests is as stupid and irresponsible as teaching boy scouts Radio is no longer what it used to be. There was a time when most of our forests Cheers, to a life well lived! As an engineer, Wattenburg discovered many of the original problems with the Bay Area Rapid Transit system, including such flaws as easily decipherable fare cards (which could have fare value fraudulently added to them), trains that would not show up on the computer screen, and other deficiencies. He had an excellent deep, baritone voice and was an adroitly erudite gentleman. [PushBack] Re-Examine "Let It Burn" The trees they plant are not natural types indigenous with the area. He was well known for his distinctive, low-pitched voice and especially enjoyed taking calls from children who asked him basic scientific questions of the Why is the sky blue? They are not, however beneficial to the humans living there. fires that ignite the big trees and destroy every living thing in the forest. even a few square meters of national forest will be charged with a criminal act. their let forest fires burn dogma. He then returned to Berkeley for his doctorate in electrical engineering with professor Harry Huskey, completing it in three years, and worked at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and as a professor at Berkeley until 1970. Any thinking person can easily understand and respect the vast difference Then everyone wonders why there is no affordable housing, why roads are gridlocked and air pollution (from cars driving in stop and go traffic for up to 100 miles) gets worse. The universal consequences of his voting for Trump erased any good he might have done throughout his 82 yeas on this planet. stopped all removal of the dead trees for five years now. buckle under to the power-hungry so-called environmental organizations, such as the Sierra I admired him immensely. It is not that way anymore. environmental staff under Al Gore actually notified the regional U.S. For forty years, Dr. Bill was an anchor of weekend radio on KGO 810. RIP Dr. Bill. Fortunately, the Quincy Library Group plan was finally approved by in the Senate in the take a look at the forest of blackened carcasses and scorched landscape that Even when I was drawn into my 20+ years of idiot liberalism once I got into my 20's and I had now political . I'd like to know exactly how enviromentalist are profiting from this money wise, or profiting in terms of money from preserving forested areas. KGO hired him to host a three-hour show on Saturday and Sunday nights. that the Clinton White House would buckle [see fifth paragraph in previous link] under to the power-hungry, of control and totally destroy the entire ecology as happened in Yellowstone. espouse the theory that there is something divine about lightening-caused fires demonstrate to their superiors in Washington how they are using fire to cleanse Very few natural fires can occur today because most of our forests are not in the recent seven-year drought. You people can't be satisfied with anything. controlled burn only projects. [This message has been edited by connecticutFIERO (edited 10-28-2003).]. In the early 1970s, Wattenburg was an inventor and physics professor at UC-Berkeley whose life took an interesting turn when he authored a best-selling book on sex, How to Find and Fascinate a Mistress, under the pen name Will Harvey. Has Climate Change Made a 'New' Forest Fire? Bush is owned by the logging companies so tell me , who is on the high ground of morality here? and know the consequences of their actions. Dr. Bill Wattenburg is a Research Scientist with The University He was a strong supporter of former Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger, as well as former president George W. Bush and the invasion and occupation of Iraq. Forest fires do promote forest renewal, but only when the fires do not Senators such as Barbara Boxer from California to stop the bill in the Senate because His wife Carol is also a very nice and kind person. The book landed Wattenburg on TV talk shows where he debated the merits of feminism opposite people such as the Gabor sisters and Gloria Steinem. Letting forest fires burn during high fire destroy far more than can be renewed. Both the Clinton White House and the so-called environmental times more dead trees than normal in healthy forests. [This message has been edited by JazzMan (edited 10-28-2003).]. KGO use to be a good radio station to listen to. This is what happened in Yellowstone in the Longtime KGO radio host and scientist Bill Wattenburg dead at 82 MZ is joined by Dr Eric Wattenburg and Dr Joel Wallach to discuss the cause of the record number of forest fires that are ravaging California this year.Micha. The lightning bolt started a small forest fire, which became known as the Fan Fire. Just email or call (650) 328-7700 to place your legal advertisement. OK, raise your hand, how many of you want to live in a city of nothing but high-rise, expensive, crampt housing? I was just watching Hardball and they showed a picture of Hillary "NOT - wink wink - running for President" with someone behind her holding a "Sierra Club" sign. Make sure that cities cannot expand and build more housing where the jobs are. Any thinking person, scientist for sure, can easily A deer? Dr. Bill. There is not a shred of evidence that mother Apr 16, 2020. I'm just saying that comments like 'Bush is owned by logging companies' are ridiculous. You are already missed Dr. Bill! In 1985 he used heavy equipment to permanently remove mountaintops to access California's gold deposits at the Sunbelt Mining Company-controlled Calgom Mine near one of his residences in Plumas County, California. Im going to miss him. Dr.Bill Wattenburg - Open Line To The West Coast - YouTube 0:00 / 44:10 Dr.Bill Wattenburg - Open Line To The West Coast 7,473 views Jul 29, 2015 74 Dislike Share Save Jnas mir Jnasson 73. Forest fires are a natural accuring event, and nature has dealt just fine with renewing it's forest. We've all studied history in school, we've all heard and read the stories of past mistakes, but when it comes down to decision time, too many act on how they *feel*, rather that what they *know*. protective fire breaks and only then conduct controlled burns that could have If you search for The Bill Wattenburg Show on iTunes, you can still find some of his shows from as recently as last summer. Nevertheless, officials in charge of our national parks and forests actually What he did was call for "the logging of well over 20,000 acres of pristine National Forest land every year" as a compromise. Enjoyed Dr. Bill nights on KGO and learned so much. The Quincy Library Group plan was finally approved by in the Senate in the Nevertheless, national environmental groups such as the Sierra Club have lobbied selected In a 1992 interview with a private investigator that a television network hired in the course of a due diligence investigation, Wattenburg admitted utilizing such environmentally destructive mining practices. I don't advocate letting big companies run rampant. These monoculture "forests" are completely unsuitable for any sort of ecological diversity, and in no way make up for the destruction of the thousand year old forests they replace. national forests. There is no evidence that enviromentalist started the fire, and it would defy logic. Its chief scientist is Wattenburg, the physicist, best- selling sex book author and top-rated talk show host who has offered common- sense solutions to complex problems for 30 years. BW was my favorite before Rush Limbaugh but he was the best on sheer knowledge and logic. http://www.envirotruth.org/sacbeeApril2001.cfm Salaries for environmental leaders have never been higher. Then controlled burns can be safely attempted in isolated sections and lightening in our forests is bad. Defiant National Park burn policy that congress should allow. They are a natural occurrence and are somewhat beneficial to the environment. Extreme viewpoints to either side are damaging. Many lawsuits have been filed in San Diego and L.A. county by the Sierra club to stop the thinning of brush and trees. It was formulated by local environmentalists, fall of 1998 and signed by then President Clinton. (Dec 95). most of the taxpayers money that was allocated for forest improvement and Well thats whats going on now. I've heard that fire supression is making fires worse than they would be. Forest Here in Iowa, the environment is horrible due to farm herbicide/pesticide runoff and large corporate hog lots with relaxed pollution regulations. limited in area by the surrounding fire breaks. man-caused fires. But too many don't care about that as long as they can win their debate. Instead, it is siphoned off to pay for bureaucratic overhead and fund raising, including expensive direct-mail and telemarketing consultants. What's that you say, just tell them to move to the big city? I listened to Dr. Wattenburg on KGO Radio for many years. They approve stopping a runaway campfire, but And Dr, Wattenburgs article on the "let burn" philosophy.. http://www.pushback.com/Wattenburg/articles/NowTheyHaveBurnedLosAlamos.html, [This message has been edited by trailboss (edited 10-27-2003). burn which they know can result in the total incineration of many of our forests and Tell that to the land that is eroded. But man, he could be brutal if you tried to BS him. My prayers go out to his family. They also are looking for two men who were seen throwing flares into the bushes. that still typifies most of the burned areas in Yellowstone today and assess for Bill Wattenburg - Klamath Water Users Association | ZoomInfo A good, albeit unrelated example are the anti-spraw growth limits they push. R.I.P., My Friend, Ive learned more from you than you would ever know. What about his much publicized timber summit in Portland in 1994. I remember years ago he talked about our forests. The Sierra Club insists that this is better than allowing greedy The []. [11], In late 2011, Wattenburg began broadcasting on KSCO-AM, 1080, Santa Cruz, California. burns during high fire season to make up for Natures negligence. natural fires of long ago seldom reached the lower limbs of big trees which Good forest management can help accomplish some of what wildfire would do in a natural state, but help reduce the risk of wildfires. When a fire burns the tree, nitrogen and phosphates are absorbed into the ground. we can now replace Yellowstone with Los Alamos. which are totally incinerated once a fire rages through them. Caring for the environment is one thing, but when the policies that are pushed don't jive with science, then they create more problems then they solve. breaks in national forests in northern California. As was mentioned this problem is exacerbated by absurd land use laws that drive up the cost of land near the cities where people work. inappropriately applying their let forest fires burn dogma. Of course man can manage it through selective culling and replanting trees but a natural forest will always do it better. Here is a link to a series of articles done by an investigative journalist at the Sacramento Bee. I think about him all the time now. I will miss him. resource for our economy also provides the money to clean our forests and return Please dial one of the other numbers listed here. from the House to Dan Glickman]. experienced U.S. Forest Service officials, and lumber industry representatives returned to fire equilibrium. var vglnk = { key: '648e5b7ed9eabf8d014415b9e7a6c157' }; (function(d, t) { var s = d.createElement(t); s.type = 'text/javascript'; s.async = true; s.src = '//cdn.viglink.com/api/vglnk.js'; var r = d.getElementsByTagName(t)[0]; r.parentNode.insertBefore(s, r); }(document, 'script')); Dr. Bill Wattenburg has been railing on the environmentalist's out here on the left coast for some time. Bill had a gruff, suffer-no-fools attitude with adults. Advertisements for his show often referred to him as "The Smartest Man in the World." [2] Early life [ edit] So many hours I listened to you, I can say none were wasted. Man stopped most natural forest fires a hundred years ago. None of these areas had excessive fuel due to a lack of a forest management program or some "wackos" litigation. The Fan Fire ballooned to cover about 1,800 acres by July 2, but then slowed. Defiant National Park Service bureaucrats, humming their Has Climate Change Made a 'New' Forest Fire? A Q&A with Ecologist, Bill fires do promote forest renewal, but only when the fires do not destroy far more than can lightning strikes do not ignite sufficient wildfires, the fire-worshipping forests. Neither is the Sierra Club responsible for these fires. Same could be said about the war in Iraq except the pipedream is a pipeline and the science is the art of deception. Government officials are now promoting exactly the opposite. That is proper forest management via nature. To characterize lumber companies as willing participants in the destruction of the land is another lame statement. It forces people to go further and further into the wilderness to find the American dream. Then he put six or eight more bulldozers in the trench to push the dirt down the trench to the canyon a half-mile below.' Tom Daschle fearing that he wouldn't get re-elected put his state on the fast track to having his forest's thinned. "A lot of environmental messages are simply not accurate," said Jerry Franklin, a professor of forest ecology and ecosystem science at the University of Washington. "Only months before the fires of 1988, a preliminary research report by Dr. William Romme, an independent fire ecologist from Fort Lewis College, Colorado and Dr. Don Despain . I first heard Dr. Bill Wattenburg way back as a young teen in 1983. Experienced government firefighters Like taking medicine for colds, you can treat the symptoms, but you aren't solving the real problem - the virus causing all the trouble. The shore has trees but even 1 mile inland starts to become desertous.

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