ScottySkis
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I heard possible people might have to leave our home is 3 miles away and most of the hills is on fire. I've caves damaged badly .called them their closed to future time .hopefully the something help the firefighter out this out.last year the ridge was not n fire about 10 miles from here now fire starter at the trails yesterday.
Today, we look at a wild fire as a very bad thing and it jeopardizes the wild land/urban interface and puts people's homes in danger as well as the firefighters trying to fight it. However, wildfire is a good thing to Mother Nature. There is a large amount of dwarf pitch pine across the Shawangunk Ridge that needs the fire to open its cones to drop it's seeds. The blueberry bushes also rejuvenate and come back stronger after a fire. The last large wildfire that burned across the Sam's Point area of the pine barren was 1947. That makes for a large build up of debris under the vegetation and this is what chokes out some plants prohibiting growth. I grew up in Cragsmoor myself and I know the mountain very very well. It's a tinder box with rough terrain, dense vegetation, rattle snakes, crevices and cliffs. It's only accessible by foot in a lot of areas due to lack of wildfire and maintenance through the years. So, while we react in shock and awe, we must protect our homes and people and try to contain what we can. Keep the firefighters and rangers in your thoughts and pray for their safety. I have family on the ridge and will likely be going over. OR4
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Today, we look at a wild fire as a very bad thing and it jeopardizes the wild land/urban interface and puts people's homes in danger as well as the firefighters trying to fight it. However, wildfire is a good thing to Mother Nature. There is a large amount of dwarf pitch pine across the Shawangunk Ridge that needs the fire to open its cones to drop it's seeds. The blueberry bushes also rejuvenate and come back stronger after a fire. The last large wildfire that burned across the Sam's Point area of the pine barren was 1947. That makes for a large build up of debris under the vegetation and this is what chokes out some plants prohibiting growth. I grew up in Cragsmoor myself and I know the mountain very very well. It's a tinder box with rough terrain, dense vegetation, rattle snakes, crevices and cliffs. It's only accessible by foot in a lot of areas due to lack of wildfire and maintenance through the years. So, while we react in shock and awe, we must protect our homes and people and try to contain what we can. Keep the firefighters and rangers in your thoughts and pray for their safety. I have family on the ridge and will likely be going over. OR4
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