In the Pine Barrens of New Jersey, the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation will do controlled brush burns to lessen the chance of wildfires. Maybe California's Department of Natural Resources and Conservation or similar department should do the same thing, controlled brush burns.
That's a lot of land to manage.
A lot of the fires have been traced to power lines, so down here they cut of the power in the back country during high winds to prevent power line sparking.
This man speaks truth, and has lived in the fire lands... Fire isn't the problem. California's "protection" and lack of management of what fuels the fires is the problem.
CA wildfires only tend towards certain areas. Sierra Nevada and foothills, coastal SoCal chapparal etc. Chapparal especially is bad for wildfires, the ecosystem is such that wildfires are necessary for that habitat during the Santa Ana Winds season in fall. The manzanitas in the chapparal are especially thirsty for fire to stay healthy. They're like gasoline bushes.
When I was living in Santa Barbara, I spent a lot of time hiking the coastal mountains, and it was always eerie to walk through the burned out landscapes after a few months, with twisted black manzanitas everywhere.
Fewer than you probably think. There are quite a few articles out there on why people exit California. Coincidentally, there are quite a few articles on why people leave other states, too.
Glad I took the under.
7.5 maybe?
Really depends on what you're using for start date - time from first post or from when he started replying to responses?
How many Californians (native or moved there) have moved out of state due to concerns of losing their house to wildfire or have lost their house to wildfire?
JW what the over/under was on Over7Under8 lasting over a month in the Forum.
"What are we going to do with all of these mics dropped on our CA native ground? Not over here telling a New Yorker how to New York. This is hilarious."
Complaining about California always seems to come from people who don't live here. Weird.
Most of the people we know who have left California did it either for political reasons, which is pretty stupid, or because their California house was worth so much money in comparison to what they could buy in another state.
I've never been up there.
Add that to bucket list.
"...which is largely the old Fort Ord military base."
It's a beautiful campus.
"But UC Sacramento does exist, and the American River Trail does pass through the back side of the university."
Calcan already got this, but she us correct. Sacramento is a CSU, not a UC. As is Monterey Bay, which is largely the old Fort Ord military base.
What are we going to do with all of these mics dropped on our CA native ground? Not over here telling a New Yorker how to New York. This is hilarious.
"I find more California natives living outside of California."
Interesting. That might be because you're not in California. Seems reasonable.
We find more native Californians here. Because we're here.
No, Sacramento is another location of the CSU system, not UC.
I guess I was wrong on UC Monterey. Found it as a Cal State not a University of California. My error on that. But UC Sacramento does exist, and the American River Trail does pass through the back side of the university.
Sorry for getting under your skin. I was on my way out of here anyway and will leave sooner than later because you feel I am messing with you in some way. I never intended to offend. I thought open discusion was just that, at least in this forum. Goodbye!
There's no such place as "UC Monterey", either. And I went to UC Santa Cruz and lived there for a while if we want to add that geographic location of your expertise to this clown show.
Boy you really have a hard time with thumb typing. Just about every reply or post I've made has some errors, so live with it. If this site allowed edits I would have cleaned things up. But life is too short to get cocky about little things.
UC Sacramento is a campus, just like UC Berkeley and UC Monterey. Just do a search on any one of those and sure enough they exist.
Here is another name you may not have used but the peeps I worked with called Berkeley, Bizerkley, for good reason, and that was between 1987 to 1997 in and around silicon valley.
It's "Tulare", if you're familiar. Oh, and there's no such place as "UC Sacramento". You sure you want to keep up this California expert shtick, Cali boy? Just wondering.
Born in San Deigo in the 60s, lived like an Army Brat from Montery to Redding. I've been calling it Cali ever since I left in 2001. Most of the natives I aquainted with moved out of state. I find more California natives living outside of California.
Monterey and Santa Cruz gets humid in spring and fall. A lot of fog time. 60°F and high humidity is freaking cold if standing in it for more than 15 minutes. I was in Chicago during Christmas, walked down a block from hotel to an eatery. I was the only person wearing a t-shirt. It was 10°F and very low humidity.
My friend while living in Roseville, CA, usecto drive an ice cream truck in CO. He would getvhis best customers when schools in. He sold lids and sometimes got frisky with the women wanting more than ice cream.
I'm familiar with the Salinas Valley lived there between ages of 11 and 13. Familiar with Paso Robles, Fresno, Solidad, Tular, and Truckee for the non city lifestyle. As for desert areas I rather move to Utah, cheap gas and its naturally soft water, farming communities, and between NC and CO for getaways. I have my heart set on north east mountains of NC. Its just an hours drive to Tennessee. Nice lakes and rivers. One thing Cali does not have is southern hospitality and respect. Kids will open the door and hold it as you enter. If you drop something along your path and nobody notices, the next person that comes by it will place it to be noticed if you should return, looking for it. You break down on the side of the road, someone will go out of their way to help. Church life is come best dressed and traditional hymnals. I grew up southern from my grandparents who were Arkansas transplants in the 50s. Church and family values were key under their roof.
Mom lives in a small town up in the mountains, above Redding. At one time it didn't have a signal light, but tourism has made it a mad house, soon after the signal light was implemented. Santa Cruz, my ols stomping ground and neighboring communities is over populated. Monterey is a shell of its former self. It's pretending to be a city. All the coastline communities dump sewage into the bay. There are rip tides that circulate bacteria into the shore. One area in particular, Soquel has posted no swimming hazard signs that were not posted during my life living in that area. Los Gatos use to have orchards... not any more! Carmel's 17 mile drive and Davis, CA both have sustained zero or very little growth, since moving away for 20 years. American River trail near UC Sacramento use to be a good spot to take my dog at the time. Now nobody goes passed campus bridge, because they get assaulted by transients that claim that area. Garbage litterally floats around the river banks. If you need to use a restroom, you are given a key or required to purchase an item. Even the native buisness owners have to schedule their lives around the influx of commuters that gladly take the hour drive to work, just so they can live on the coast line. I can't fathom living anywhere along the coast anymore. The only nice relaxing areas are away from population. The best time to visit Cali is in September at the end of tourist season and when schools are in. Sorry for the big rant but Cali is not the place for me any more.
