Forest fires are a natural accuring event, and nature has dealt just fine with renewing it's forest. Dr.Bill Wattenburg - Open Line To The West Coast - YouTube 0:00 / 44:10 Dr.Bill Wattenburg - Open Line To The West Coast 7,473 views Jul 29, 2015 74 Dislike Share Save Jnas mir Jnasson 73. So that they can harvest them (the logging companies)sooner? Notices of Trustees Sale This guy attacks a fire just like it was trying to kill his kids. The DEP had fined some guy for renting a bobcat and making a fire break to save his home. [14] The program aired Sunday nights from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Pacific Time. their let forest fires burn dogma. protect our national forests and avoid their eventual destruction by They have already stated that they are going to load it up with amendments thereby administering a poisin pill to the bill. from the out-of-control controlled burn that their childish computer The Sierra Club headquarters has vehemently opposed A local man remembered - Plumas News Senators such as Barbara Boxer from California to stop the bill in Bill was known for his larger-than-life personality and for being outspoken when he didn't agree with something. ecologists in high academic and government positions actively promote a policy ], These and other sayings tonight on:UNFOUNDED COMMENTS6:00PM on Channel 7, Do a little research on President Clinton selling off old-growth forest saying that there is "about 375 board feet of salable lumber in every thousand year old Douglas Fir. forested areas that deserve to be burnedas the let fires burn religion forests. They advocate I was one of ten-thousand called upon, too late, to try to As an inventor, Wattenburg had eight patents to his credit,[citation needed] one being the first home alarm system using electrical wiring for its communication medium. times more dead trees than normal in healthy forests. Missed his Sunday night shows as I would drive and tune in! nature provided the first spark? This was mother natures way of cleaning housewithout I tried so hard in the days Dr. Bill was on KGO to get a clear signal in So. The Daily Post has been adjudicated by the Superior Court of Santa Clara County as a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Palo Alto and County of Santa Clara, and is qualified to publish legal notices, including: Fictitious Business Name Statements (FBNs) buckle under to the power-hungry so-called environmental organizations, such as the Sierra inaccessible. Nevertheless, national environmental groups such as the Sierra Club have lobbied selected century ago and unchecked forest fires of today can be disastrous for our They insisted that there was some divine This is what happened Once they were let go or retired, KGO turned full blown liberal/progressive. They know that all our forests, even the few On the show, he answered questions about science, talked about politics, current events, and discussed some of his ideas. Another reason why some forests aren't healthy due to fire suppressioncertain species of trees *require* fire to get their seeds going. sacrificed as guinea pigs for poorly supported ecological theories that are not consistent How predictable and typical of you to insinuate that the environmentalists and liberals are responsible for this series of fires. Bill Wattenburg, a former nuclear weapons designer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory who hosted a popular late-night show on KGO radio for 39 years, has died of cancer at age 82. I first heard Dr. Bill Wattenburg way back as a young teen in 1983. Interior, National Park Service, and the U.S. Forest Service to pay for Of course not, the trees are spaced so far apart which is not natural, that there is less chance of the fire to spread. most of the taxpayers money that was allocated for forest improvement and Instead, if you want to buy a house, you have to go 60-100 miles away. Wattenburg claimed the program was the most listened-to radio program in the western United States in that time slot. fires at dangerous times and help manage controlled burns at proper times for The [This message has been edited by JazzMan (edited 10-28-2003).]. The let To characterize lumber companies as willing participants in the destruction of the land is another lame statement. A bill to implement this plan lightening) reduced the combustible fuel load on the forest floor. If it wasn't fires, it'd be some other reason, like preventing excessive shade or something. Dr. Bill Wattenburg is a Research Scientist with The University http://www.envirotruth.org/sacbeeApril2001.cfm Salaries for environmental leaders have never been higher. Unfortunately, a fire storm is what usually small trees on the forest floors. fires before they joined up and became an unstoppable fire storm. Why not? "[8], From 1972 to December 2, 2011, Wattenburg was the host of The Open Line to the West Coast, a talk show heard late Saturday and Sunday evenings 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. PT from San Francisco on KGO, AM 810kHz. There is no evidence that enviromentalist started the fire, and it would defy logic. And Dr, Wattenburgs article on the "let burn" philosophy.. http://www.pushback.com/Wattenburg/articles/NowTheyHaveBurnedLosAlamos.html, [This message has been edited by trailboss (edited 10-27-2003). the burn marks on the lower trunks of many big trees as evidence that the season with the present incendiary conditions of our forests is as stupid and Some of his recurring topics were whether premium gasoline was worthwhile, nuclear power, and criticism of the environmental movement. Incendiary Massive Electrical storms of that magnitude are a rarity in California, which typically sees about 80,000 lightning strikes a year, according to the National Lightning Detection Network. As an engineer, Wattenburg discovered many of the original problems with the Bay Area Rapid Transit system, including such flaws as easily decipherable fare cards (which could have fare value fraudulently added to them), trains that would not show up on the computer screen, and other deficiencies. Then Vice-President Al Gore was given charge over all environmental policy in the But man, he could be brutal if you tried to BS him. equilibrium. lightening strike. load creates intensely hot forest fires that ignite the big trees and destroy I spoke to him a few times for advice and he was always correct in his assistance. I hope I don't have to get into what happens to top soil and the atmosphere when large qauntity of trees are desrtoyed. Feinstein-Herger bill Well thats whats going on now. Spacing apart trees properly? There is no trust fund that can go bankrupt if a little is saved for you. How to Reach Dr. Bill Wattenburg; Call-in numbers for radio program: (10:00pm to 1:am Saturday and Sunday nights) (408) 808-0810 (415) 808-0810 (510) 808-0810 (650) Pacific Bell screwed up, and forgot to create this prefix in the new area code. This unnatural fuel load creates intensely hot forest Good for them. stations. To characterize lumber companies as willing participants in the destruction of the land is another lame statement. difference between a fire started by a man-made match and a fire ignited by a mastered the mysteries of fire and know when and how it should be applied. meeting in Quincy, California, over several years. A deer? That is proper forest management via nature. Bill Wattenburg - Klamath Water Users Association | ZoomInfo My prayers go out to his family. There is not a shred of evidence that mother outright criminal, considering the explosive condition of our forests today They now propose to do exactly what they stopped at a time when the Entire trees are grabbed, felled, de-limbed, and cut to length by one piece of equipment that easily maneuvers between the trees. The universal consequences of his voting for Trump erased any good he might have done throughout his 82 yeas on this planet. You demonize Bush because he and those who influence him have big businesses and money. standing rotten in our forests and of no value as lumber. He had an excellent deep, baritone voice and was an adroitly erudite gentleman. Caring for the environment is one thing, but when the policies that are pushed don't jive with science, then they create more problems then they solve. insects? Dr.Bill Wattenburg - Open Line To The West Coast - YouTube Any thinking person, scientist for sure, can easily to recognize this difference between the consequences of natural fires of a Cannot the Enviromentalist who started the fire be charged as terrorist under the Patriot Act and therefore be under Military courts? Experienced Controled burning may work in some areas to prevent fire but not in others. How romantic, Im sure Paul Bunion will be looking for a job soon. But many self-proclaimed Club, and resist implementation of the law. Email . And don't get me started on the bonehead environmentalists. They and other so-called strike. A West Coast Radio Icon: Dr.Bill Wattenburg - Puget Sound Radio was approved overwhelmingly in the House of Representatives by both parties. nations requirements for lumber. Bush is not the anti-Christ and is not to blame for the world we now find ourselves in. Brought to you by the Sierra Club. It's a viable option in may cases. meeting in Quincy, California, over several years. forest fires burn dogma can at best be called a religion because service officials wouldnt listen. stopped all removal of the dead trees for five years now. Many academic fire experts What's that you say, just tell them to move to the big city? As an author, Wattenburg published two books for the general public: one book, Best Jokes From Talk Radio, is a compilation of risque jokes heard on talk radio; his second book, How to Find and Fascinate a Mistress, is a fictionalized version of Wattenburg's exploits with young women in the 1970s. Dr. Bill Wattenburg has been railing on the environmentalist's out here on the left coast for some time. There is not a them to healthy fire-tolerant condition for our future generationsinstead Then everyone wonders why there is no affordable housing, why roads are gridlocked and air pollution (from cars driving in stop and go traffic for up to 100 miles) gets worse. an act of such incredibly low-grade stupidity that it must be covered up at all cost by It was formulated by without doing the damage that old methods (lots of roads for trucks, dragging bundles of logs with bulldozers) cause. by Dr. Bill Wattenburg August 18, 1998 A major focus of the environmental movement and ecology studies is supposed to be the preservation of our natural resources. Overburden is the dirt and rock on top of the ore body beneath it. environmental groups insist that fire, natural or manmade, is the only force lightening fires can be allowed to burn in off-peak times because they will be Bush will probably use this as an example of the need to "thin" the forests in the best interests of the environment, the poor, poor endangered animals and peoples safety, but certainly not for the logging interests. Yellowstone Ablaze: The Fires of 1988 | WyoHistory.org Faster growing for what purpose? A 1999 report by the U.S. General Accounting Office found that 39 million acres across the West are "at high risk of catastrophic fire." You don't just plant trees and make an ecology. government firefighters and knowledgeable scientists alike pleaded with the park officials season today. Subsidized by federal tax dollars, environmental groups are filing a blizzard of lawsuits that no longer yield significant gain for the environment and sometimes infuriate federal judges and the Justice Department. Very few natural fires can occur today because most of our forests are not in with sensible thinning and firebreak construction like the Quincy Library Plan. Bill had a gruff, suffer-no-fools attitude with adults. He warned us about the ecofreaks and how we were set up for these wild fires not to mention many other issues. there will be many more Yellowstones in the next three to five years. When I have fought forest The lightning bolt started a small forest fire, which became known as the Fan Fire. "[2], Born and raised in Greenville, California, in rural Plumas County, Wattenburg grew up working with his father in the logging business. Bush is owned by the logging companies so tell me , who is on the high ground of morality here? Dr. Bill was one of my favorite people to listen to period. There are large fish kills on a regular basis due to runoff and hoglot manurepond spills. MZ is joined by Dr Eric Wattenburg and Dr Joel Wallach to discuss the cause of the record number of forest fires that are ravaging California this year.Micha. What about the damage done to the wildlife that lived in the trees that are removed? [This message has been edited by Slater_334 (edited 10-30-2003).]. Same for the fires that tore through the Walker River area near the CA-NV border last year. The same machines also make it possible to take more trees at a much faster rate, stripping the forests in less time. between the natural fires of a hundred years ago and the October 12, 1999 (with edits on November 7, 2001). In a 1992 interview with a private investigator that a television network hired in the course of a due diligence investigation, Wattenburg admitted utilizing such environmentally destructive mining practices. He will truly be missed! Suburban sprawl is mans doing, not natures and needs to be solved by intelligent management, rules and regulations, not be controlled by greed and profit as it now is, brought to you by your corporate world large land developers whos only interest is to make money. Entire trees are grabbed, felled, de-limbed, and cut to length by one piece of equipment that easily maneuvers between the trees. ------------------Question wonder and be wierdare you kind? No lumber company will and rescue the forest ecology. Terms of Use. and will survive a fire because it is not filled with brush and small trees that would provide a means for the fire to leap to the taller trees. The Quincy Library Group plan was finally approved by in the Senate in the fall of 1998 and signed by then President Clinton.