sethnintendo on 27 June 2012
Fire is a natural process and the recent fires have only proved that fires need to happen more often. The more you put out fires the more kindlings (dead trees / plant material) builds up. Most places need to burn every 5-10 years. The problem with humans is that they think fire is bad. Fire is actually the best thing that can happen to the environment. First weeds move in, then grasses, then shrubs, then trees. It is the natural progress of plant life. Shrub lands (a lot of California) and grasslands need to burn every few years. If not then you get a lot of invasive species like Juniper (which most people in Texas call Cedar). This turns your grasslands into shrub lands.
