I was just reading a book about the history of lighthouses in the Bay
Area, and there is mention of the seasons as observed from the
Brother lightstation and how dry years are often smoky - over the
last 150 years! So the fires this year are intense due to artificial
fire suppression, but the fire season can be bigger or smaller just
naturally. And droughts are certainly not human caused...
Just thoughts, as I look forward to your report.
Lou
On Jul 2, 2008, at 6:39 AM, Bernie Krause wrote:
> I'll be heading up to Sugarloaf (Sonoma Valley) early next week and
> even though there's a natural drop-off of density this time of hear,
> there should still be a decent dawn chorus. There is a drought =96 a
> serious one (we've had about 40% of total normal rainfall this past
> season and things are quite dry). All these permutations play a role
> in how natural theatre plays out. As Paul Shepard once observed, the
> natural world is quite slow to reveal her secrets. And we need to
> come to terms with the likelihood that we'll never know all of 'em.
>
> Will give a report.
>
> Bernie
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