Guest guest Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 >Tom: "....replant it all with plants and grasses native to the region..."Yep! Been doin' it for years! California 'used' to be green year 'round. Rainbow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 >Tom: "....replant it all with plants and grasses native to the region..."Yep! Been doin' it for years! California 'used' to be green year 'round. Rainbow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 -Where i live we allow burning,but only certain things(mostly leaves) and you have to have a permit.If the weather is very dry,and there is a forest fire hazard,they can revoke the permit.Last year some idiot was burning leaves on a very windy day,with no permit,and a burning ember got in Mac's eye! Luckily i was able to rinse it with cold water and he was not injured! But i reported the person and they were fined.Kajira -- In , " mikecarrie01 " <mikecarrie01@y...> wrote: > > I wish they would ban burning where we live. All fall and winter > long someone is burning something in my neighborhood every weekend. > It makes it unpleasant to go outside and we live near a city and > pollution. Who knows what some are burning, besides leaves. Last week > someone was burning something weird and it got into our heating > system and in our house and in system in our cars. > > > > > > >: " Isn't this a contradiction in terms? " > > > > I live in a 'fire forest', see: > > http://www.siskiyous.edu/beartrail/knobcone.htm. > > > > I am only allowed to burn immediately following several inches of > rain. > > > > > > Rainbow > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 -Where i live we allow burning,but only certain things(mostly leaves) and you have to have a permit.If the weather is very dry,and there is a forest fire hazard,they can revoke the permit.Last year some idiot was burning leaves on a very windy day,with no permit,and a burning ember got in Mac's eye! Luckily i was able to rinse it with cold water and he was not injured! But i reported the person and they were fined.Kajira -- In , " mikecarrie01 " <mikecarrie01@y...> wrote: > > I wish they would ban burning where we live. All fall and winter > long someone is burning something in my neighborhood every weekend. > It makes it unpleasant to go outside and we live near a city and > pollution. Who knows what some are burning, besides leaves. Last week > someone was burning something weird and it got into our heating > system and in our house and in system in our cars. > > > > > > >: " Isn't this a contradiction in terms? " > > > > I live in a 'fire forest', see: > > http://www.siskiyous.edu/beartrail/knobcone.htm. > > > > I am only allowed to burn immediately following several inches of > rain. > > > > > > Rainbow > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 " But i reported the person and they were fined. Kajira " Good. What you did may seem mean to some people. " Why don't you just be neighborly and let him burn leaves while you keep your dog inside? " they would have said. But they would think differently if this person burned down the neighborhood by accident. Aside from that, YOU were walking your dog fully expecting that you were doing so free from danger. It was YOUR NEIGHBOR who was breaking the law and it was your dog that had to suffer because of it. You were right to report him. Good for you for sticking with your ideals. Tom Administrator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 -And at the time there was a daycare,two houses down.Imagine if a child was burned.Mac was just lucky that the ember fell out of his eye and did not catch his fur on fire.i have nothing against burning leaves,but you have to get a permit and use common sense.If it is dry and there is a heavy wind,don't burn them!i am glad you agree with me. Kajira -- In , environmental1st2003 <no_reply@y...> wrote: > > > > " But i reported the person and they were fined. Kajira " > > Good. > > What you did may seem mean to some people. > > " Why don't you just be neighborly and let him burn leaves while you > keep your dog inside? " they would have said. > > But they would think differently if this person burned down the > neighborhood by accident. > > Aside from that, YOU were walking your dog fully expecting that you > were doing so free from danger. It was YOUR NEIGHBOR who was breaking > the law and it was your dog that had to suffer because of it. > > You were right to report him. > > Good for you for sticking with your ideals. > > Tom > Administrator > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 8, 2006 Report Share Posted January 8, 2006 Ack! Don't know what's worse: the noise from a chipper or the choking smoke from burning. Doing it somewhere ELSE sounds like a great idea! Inger (still busy with guests and just popping in for a few minutes this morning) Re: Recycling I'm sensitive to smoke but I try not to let my health govern what the healthy majority does! Maybe burning is okay, but I do wonder what effect it has on pollution? It must be natural in some way since forest fires are natural and beneficial (it's man who messed things up so they burn out of control) but of course it's probably because of man's pollution that the smoke is an unwelcome addition to an urban area. And most peoples' yards aren't big enough to let everything rot and provide shelter and food for birds, beetles, mushrooms, etc. Snakes, rats--too close to the house! I let a little rot naturally but there's too much to let it all do so. Unless you have a tree chipper and mulcher. They should have places where you can go and bring your branches and leaves and they'll mulch them. They could then sell the mulch and make money and the homeowner would have a free solution. > > >: " I wish they would ban burning where we live. " > > Most of what I burn are tree trimmings, grape vines, and dead wood > from the forest, ie. old, dead pine and manzanita branches that are > next to useless in fireplaces. Real firewood IS recycled to those > with fireplaces. The burnable trash I have accumulated is used to > START these blazes. We do have an air quality management district > that defines WHEN one is able to burn, and doing so is ONLY allowed > for 'agricultural' purposes. > > Rainbow > FAM Secret Society is a community based on respect, friendship, support and acceptance. Everyone is valued. Don't forget, there are links to other FAM sites on the Links page in the folder marked " Other FAM Sites. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 8, 2006 Report Share Posted January 8, 2006 Ack! Don't know what's worse: the noise from a chipper or the choking smoke from burning. Doing it somewhere ELSE sounds like a great idea! Inger (still busy with guests and just popping in for a few minutes this morning) Re: Recycling I'm sensitive to smoke but I try not to let my health govern what the healthy majority does! Maybe burning is okay, but I do wonder what effect it has on pollution? It must be natural in some way since forest fires are natural and beneficial (it's man who messed things up so they burn out of control) but of course it's probably because of man's pollution that the smoke is an unwelcome addition to an urban area. And most peoples' yards aren't big enough to let everything rot and provide shelter and food for birds, beetles, mushrooms, etc. Snakes, rats--too close to the house! I let a little rot naturally but there's too much to let it all do so. Unless you have a tree chipper and mulcher. They should have places where you can go and bring your branches and leaves and they'll mulch them. They could then sell the mulch and make money and the homeowner would have a free solution. > > >: " I wish they would ban burning where we live. " > > Most of what I burn are tree trimmings, grape vines, and dead wood > from the forest, ie. old, dead pine and manzanita branches that are > next to useless in fireplaces. Real firewood IS recycled to those > with fireplaces. The burnable trash I have accumulated is used to > START these blazes. We do have an air quality management district > that defines WHEN one is able to burn, and doing so is ONLY allowed > for 'agricultural' purposes. > > Rainbow > FAM Secret Society is a community based on respect, friendship, support and acceptance. Everyone is valued. Don't forget, there are links to other FAM sites on the Links page in the folder marked " Other FAM Sites. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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