BOP
Well-Known Member
With all the wildfires every year, and especially with the Los Angeles fires, there's a lot of talk about thinning forested land. But do we really know what that looks like? Now we do.
Not really news, but recent news adjacent.
Not really news, but recent news adjacent.
How to Get FREE Forest Thinning & Fuels Reduction
How I got my entire property thinned for free. You can contact your local NRCS Natural Resources Conservation Service to see if they have funds available for thinning and fuels reduction in your area. The NRCS is a branch of the USDA United States Department of Agriculture. If you do the work yourself, you can keep all the money. In this case, I hired a contractor, who did the work for the same amount of money I got from the NRCS. Thinning and reducing fuels on your forest land can make your forest more likely to survive a wildfire. Thinning the trees reduces competition, allowing more resources to be available to each tree. This can result in trees that are more healthy, they grow faster, and can better fight off insects and disease. Thinning your forest and reducing fuels can help protect homes and other structures from wildfire by reducing wildfire intensity. This can help greatly in creating defensible space. Thinning and fuels reduction can also enhance and protect wildlife habitat.