Legato
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Pierre Calls For An End To Temporary Worker Program.
Legato replied to Shady's topic in Federal Politics in Canada
See above -
Pierre Calls For An End To Temporary Worker Program.
Legato replied to Shady's topic in Federal Politics in Canada
You know this, stop the poor me act. Factors Contributing to Poor Forest Management Emphasis on Monoculture: Forestry practices that focus on maximizing timber yield, often through clear-cutting and promoting uniform stands of commercially valuable conifer species, can make forests less diverse and more susceptible to pests and diseases. Failure to Adopt Natural Fire Regimes: Recognizing the ecological role of fire, some experts advocate for a more balanced approach, including the controlled use of prescribed burns and wildfire use, to restore more natural fire regimes. Inadequate Funding and Political Will: There are claims that insufficient funding has been allocated to proactive forest management, and that political priorities sometimes override the need for ecologically sound fire prevention measures like prescribed burns. Inadequate Retention Harvesting: Even with improved techniques like retention harvesting, which aims to leave some trees and woody debris after logging, current practices do not adequately replicate the natural ecosystem dynamics that fire would. Fire Suppression and Fuel Buildup: A century of attempting to extinguish all forest fires has inadvertently allowed large amounts of flammable material (fuel) to accumulate. This creates conditions for more severe and widespread fires when they do occur. Consequences of Poor Management Increased Fire Severity: Uniform forests with high fuel loads are more prone to uncontrollable, large-scale wildfires. Reduced Forest Resilience: Less diverse forests are less able to adapt to changing conditions, including climate change. Threats to Communities: The greater risk of catastrophic wildfires poses a significant threat to the safety and well-being of communities located in and around forested areas. Loss of Biodiversity: Practices that create less diverse forests can harm the multitude of species that rely on these ecosystems for survival. Bong leaking" -
Pierre Calls For An End To Temporary Worker Program.
Legato replied to Shady's topic in Federal Politics in Canada
Why? Because poor forest management and short sided bullshit is climate change? -
Pierre Calls For An End To Temporary Worker Program.
Legato replied to Shady's topic in Federal Politics in Canada
Put the bong down. -
Pierre Calls For An End To Temporary Worker Program.
Legato replied to Shady's topic in Federal Politics in Canada
Your description not mine. -
Pierre Calls For An End To Temporary Worker Program.
Legato replied to Shady's topic in Federal Politics in Canada
Refugees in your own country? Quit with the dramatics, your fooling no one. -
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Legato replied to WestCanMan's topic in Federal Politics in the United States
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Pierre Calls For An End To Temporary Worker Program.
Legato replied to Shady's topic in Federal Politics in Canada
You mean by poor forest management and arsonists. Refugee's!!!????? -
Pierre Calls For An End To Temporary Worker Program.
Legato replied to Shady's topic in Federal Politics in Canada
Climate change refugees? WTF? -
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