@Jim_H Well I'm not the Forest Service, but I would hope this would influence best practices so it doesn't happen again. For example, the Bill Williams project, which is very similar, is using around the clock monitoring after any sparks are observed. They could also ensure a buyer exists before lo...

@Jim_H I guess I'm not seeing what you're looking at. I see treated areas with no live trees left and untreated areas with live trees left. That's what I've been noticing on my inspections of the area. Like I said, I'm not claiming that all untreated areas will burn healthy, because that's not true...

@Jim_H thank you for clarifying 😊 People get aggressive over their favorite trails so sometimes it's hard to read their emotions. I encourage you to go and look closely at that area around Upper Sunset. You'll see where the fire enters the untreated dense mixed conifer but it then drops to the grou...

@Jim_H I was just telling you why they want to remove the trail. I wasn't commenting on the merits of it. But if you want to go there... Look around and notice that the unthinned mixed conifer burned nicely in the Museum Fire. Small trees burned, leaving higher canopy intact, and the understory is ...

@ShatteredArm the reason is that Private Reserve is being eliminated is due to threatened Mexican Spotted Owl habitat. It runs right through a Protected Activity Center. If you notice, there are other trails labelled as "single direction mountain biking" that are steep with no switchbacks...