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RE: [RC] FW: [RC] Going back in time... - heidiHistorically, there used to be many people living IN what are now deemed "public lands." Our "pristine" wilderness areas here in Idaho were home to ranches, mining communities, etc. Likewise, USFS and BLM lands have taken over many areas that used to be homesteads and small communities. Yes, there is sprawl "near" these public lands, but my point was that there didn't used to be such huge unpopulated areas.
Heidi
This is definitely not true. From a New York Times article from last week showing the rapidly increasing development near forests: Their migration - more than 8.6 million new homes in the West within 30 miles of a national forest since 1982, according to research at the University of Wisconsin - has coincided with profound environmental changes that have worsened the fire hazard, including years of drought, record-setting heat and forest management policies that have allowed brush and dead trees to build up. "It's like a tsunami, this big wave of development that's rolling toward the public lands," said Volker C. Radeloff, a professor of forest ecology and management at the University of Wisconsin. "And the number of fires keeps going up." The url of the article: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/26/us/26fire.html Page two of the article has a definitive graph. Regards, Mike Sherrell Grizzly Analytical 707 887 2919; fax 707 887 9834 www.grizzlyanalytical.com -----Original Message----- From: ridecamp-owner@www.endurance.net [mailto:ridecamp-owner@www.endurance.net]On Behalf Of heidi@sagehillcmk.com Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2007 8:16 AM To: mike@grizzlyanalytical.com Cc: Ridecamp (E-mail) Subject: RE: FW: [RC] Going back in time... Not so. The populated areas are just becoming more concentrated. Many areas of our own country in particular used to have people in them and don't anymore. Areas that now have wilderness designations used to contain thriving communities. The cities keep getting bigger--but people keep fleeing the rural areas. Heidi Except that nature keeps getting smaller and the developed sphere keeps getting bigger. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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