Alternative to Raking the Forests

The current occupant of the White House has generously shared his knowledge, offering advice to fire-ravaged California. He said their problem is poor forest management. If the Golden State raked its forest floors, as he stated is done in Finland, where they spend “a lot of time on raking and cleaning,” there would not be the devastation. #RakeAmericaGreatAgain and #RakeNews soon were flying around the Internet.

The fact is, California’s conflagrations were largely wild brush fires. Forest fires, not so much.

Goats from Environmental Land Management clear a hillside in Anaheim Hills.
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