New paper supports thesis that fuel-thinning is not appropriate for Coastal forests
A Whistler ecologist who has long argued against fuel-thinning in the region has put her money where her mouth is and her mind to the topic, and released a peer-reviewed, self-funded study that supports her thesis that thinning the forests around Whistler as part of fire mitigation efforts actually increases the risk of fire in an ecosystem that is naturally more resistant to fire than forests in other parts of Canada.
Speaking to Pique, Millikin said she had set out to test her concerns with the practice after not receiving much in the way of interest from those behind the local processes back in 2021.As it turns out, her research supports her concerns, which were initially informed by her extensive experience in ecology and working for Environment and Climate Change Canada.
“Given that fuel moisture and response time of fuel are predicted from relative humidity, and surface temperature is a function of ambient air temperature, wind speed, and solar radiation, fuel-thinning in Whistler’s coastal forests has unquestioningly increased forest fuel flammability.” “Take the money that we save from fuel-thinning and apply it to the Whistler fire department. Get a new firetruck, put in sprinklers on the periphery of our neighbourhoods for any herbaceous plants, and start with neighbourhood responses. This is a more viable way of managing fire in our part of the world.”
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