I listened to him sporadically over the past 6-7 years when he filled in for his son. Any thinking person can easily understand and respect the vast difference
I think any scientist should take great offense to the
Dr. Bill Wattenburg is a Research Scientist with The University
However he doesn't want the same initiative passed for California, neither does Pelosi and Leahy as they are owned by the Sierra club. He taught everyone who listened to him many things, and if you honestly wanted to learn something he was very patient and kind. I was just watching Hardball and they showed a picture of Hillary "NOT - wink wink - running for President" with someone behind her holding a "Sierra Club" sign. WILLARD WATTENBURG OBITUARY Willard (Bill) Harvey Wattenburg Chico, California Willard (Bill) Harvey Wattenburg, Jr., passed away peacefully on August 2, 2018, surrounded by his family.. . He appreciated my comments and treated my politely and fairly. This was mother natures way of cleaning house
Then controlled burns can be safely attempted in isolated sections and
government firefighters and knowledgeable scientists alike pleaded with the park officials
They border on (or exceed) radical. surrounding fire breaks. Like taking medicine for colds, you can treat the symptoms, but you aren't solving the real problem - the virus causing all the trouble. companies to remove and salvage the hundreds of thousands of big dead trees in
a racoon? Notices of Public Sale
CHRONICLE PROFILE / Bill Wattenburg / Radio host keeps - SFGATE Adequate fire breaks
But also, to say that we should just let nature take it's course is crazy too. with the conditions of today. buy them. most beautiful national park is then allowed to spend tens of millions of
doubts this should take a look at the forest of blackened carcasses and scorched landscape
Bill had a gruff, suffer-no-fools attitude with adults. I don't advocate letting big companies run rampant. Nevertheless, national environmental groups such as the Sierra Club lobbied
Caring for the environment is one thing, but when the policies that are pushed don't jive with science, then they create more problems then they solve. Hmmmm like nature doesnt already do that by itself. Herger-Feinstein Quincy Library Group Forest Recovery Act).
Bill Wattenburg - The Talk Pod Copyright 2023, The Daily Post. The taxpayers must now pay to remove them. It used to surprise me that people repeated the same mistakes made in history. their eventual destruction by unnaturally intense forest fires during peak
Same for the fires that tore through the Walker River area near the CA-NV border last year. who have seen the consequences consider this blanket policy to be grossly irresponsible,
BTW, did you know that when forests are clearcut and replanted, they're typically replanted with fast-growing hybrid pines who's only purpose is for paper pulp?
Willard Wattenburg Obituary (1936 - 2018) - Chico, CA - Mercury News The rural drinking water is unsafe and even the municipalities waterworks are. 6 days ago 6 days ago. Foundation, California State University Chico (Chico, CA 95929. will be destroyed here and in other dry forested areas in the west when
6. from the House to Dan Glickman]. Modern Logging Practices Dont Damage the Land. Unfortunately, a fire storm is what usually
Anyone who
Then Vice-President Al Gore was given charge over all environmental policy in the
Regarding the comment of logging being destructive to the environment is a really lame statement. They have already stated that they are going to load it up with amendments thereby administering a poisin pill to the bill. Art UvaasLake Elsinore, California. The fact of the matter is that the Sierra club is run by liberals.Many lawsuits have been filed in San Diego and L.A. county by the Sierra club to stop the thinning of brush and trees.Another fact is that they shake the taxpayer down for their failed enviromental pipedreams, that are not based on real science.Tom Daschle fearing that he wouldn't get re-elected put his state on the fast track to having his forest's thinned.His colleagues knew better than to oppose him, and the forest's of his state are now safe.The healthy forest initiative that is in congress right now goes nowhere near what was put into effect in S.D.However he doesn't want the same initiative passed for California, neither does Pelosi and Leahy as they are owned by the Sierra club. Very few natural fires can occur today because most of our forests are not in
But many self-proclaimed
All scientists who care about our national parks and forests must demand a national
eventually happen in all of our forested areas unless we mount a national
This continued until January 22, 2012, when he joined the Talk Radio Network[12], In 2012, Bill Wattenburg signed with Talk Radio Network and his show was available to radio stations nationwide in syndication. Americans often torched brushy areas that Nature did not clean up in time. service officials wouldnt listen. Dr. Bill Wattenburg is a senior research scientist at the Research Foundation, California State University, Chico, and a scientific consultant for many other institutions. U.S. California as the primary objective of sustained-yield timber harvesting operations on
RIP Dr. Bill. that the massive number of dead trees in our western forests be removed and
strike. Beside the point. California fires: State, feds agree to thin millions of acres of forests. forested areas that deserve to be burnedas the let fires burn religion
There are no trees on these mountains so none of this conversation even applies down here. However these current fires are mainly in areas where ground cover is mainly brush. When either goes too far, it is a problem. incineration of many of our forests and all living things therein. August 9, 2018. I'm guessing either the homes burned due to falling embers landing on the roofs, or fire from the underbrush within the forests reached the houses. ones will likely be highly populated areas such as the Tahoe Basin where the
inaccessible. Many lawsuits have been filed in San Diego and L.A. county by the Sierra club to stop the thinning of brush and trees. Faster growing for what purpose? Copyright (c) 1999, C. Pennock He was Trump supporter. Ironically, many national groups that call themselves environmentalists
They insisted that there was some divine
I've seen pictures of California before there was any regulation or thought about the environment. Advertisements for his show often referred to him as "The Smartest Man in the World." [2] Early life [ edit] Might I also dare to point out that immigration, illegal & otherwise is exacerbating this situation? Cannot the Enviromentalist who started the fire be charged as terrorist under the Patriot Act and therefore be under Military courts? who insist that they are the only ones who have
They now propose to do exactly what they stopped at a time when the
to the editor (The Burning of YellowstoneAnother Perspective, Science, 6 Nov 99, p1051). would cause them to ignite and in turn create a fire storm that incinerates
On his show, Wattenburg answered questions about everything from car repairs to physics and often would help kids who called in with homework questions. Ironically, many national groups that call themselves environmentalists opposed a bill
All rights reserved. In the 1980s Wattenburg set up his own gold mining corporation, "Wattexco". If a fire does start in the privately held forests, it is rare that any catastrophic fire ever starts. There is good and bad in thinning forests. Nobody wants to address this problem-and it is a problem. It may survive it may not, man cannot guarantee that a wildfire will not destroy a forest, unless of course it isnt there to destroy. Just email or call (650) 328-7700 to place your legal advertisement. season today. natural fires periodically burned the brush, debris, and excessive numbers of
Wattenburg made brief appearances in three Clint Eastwood films: The Dead Pool (Nolan Kennard), Pink Cadillac (pit boss), and True Crime (radio reporter). Good for them.
meeting in Quincy, California, over several years. Brought to you by the Sierra Club. Anyone who walks through an old-growth forest can
After the Clinton signed the timber salvage bill, the White House
The present government policies on forest management will guarantee that
There is no trust fund that can go bankrupt if a little is saved for you. Wattenburg joined the network to fill the void left by The Savage Nation ending its run. saved both the Yellowstone and Florida forests. Interior Department has spent more money in the last ten years to
The park
Cloverdale Rural Fire Protection District. Oh, and they also block road and freeway construction and expansion. A deer? every living thing in the forest. to stop these fires before they joined up and became an unstoppable fire storm. Nevertheless, officials in charge of our national parks and forests actually espouse
Yellowstone forests in 1988. For every tree that is felled they plant two, however they space them apart properly which results in healthier faster growing trees.If a fire does start in the privately held forests, it is rare that any catastrophic fire ever starts. The official policy now is that roads
lightening strike. Where there is already a shortage of jobs and houses? His wife Carol is also a very nice and kind person. If done correctly, it can be very helpful in a lot of ways. Compare the images below of a burned forest, an overgrown forest, and one that has been logged. The Sierra Club officially insists that all human activity
(Dec 95). Why not? So, in the interest of allowing nature to take its course, why would we supress wildfires? generation. But many self-proclaimed ecologists in high
Yes, *when* the timber barrons did that. Thus, the timber industry is drying up, jobs are being lost by the thousands, we aren't harvesting enough wood, and the undergrowth in the forests create a major fire waiting to happen.
Has Climate Change Made a 'New' Forest Fire? A Q&A with Ecologist, Bill It was formulated by
still struggle to rationalize the senseless burning of Yellowstone to please
Electrical storms of that magnitude are a rarity in California, which typically sees about 80,000 lightning strikes a year, according to the National Lightning Detection Network. Phone . The articval fails to provide any evidence for it's allegations. The Sierra club along with it's spinoff organizations file lawsuits every time someone wants to clear brush or trees. Wattenburg was fired by KGO, along with most of the station's other talk hosts on December 2, 2011 as the station, owned by Cumulus Media decided to abandon the long-time and listener-appreciated talk radio format and switch to a mostly news format in competition with #1 KCBS. Lake Tahoe. be renewed. What is the average price for a home in your town? There is no evidence that enviromentalist started the fire, and it would defy logic. If you search for The Bill Wattenburg Show on iTunes, you can still find some of his shows from as recently as last summer. years. For forty years, Dr. Bill was an anchor of weekend radio on KGO 810. Willard Harvey Wattenburg (February 9, 1936 August 2, 2018)[1] was an American inventor, engineer, author, and talk radio show host from California. local environmentalists, the U.S. Forest Service, and timber industry representatives
Same bunch of dopes have caused global warming since the end of ice age to be worse thanks to burning coal instead of nuke power. Regarding the comment of logging being destructive to the environment is a really lame statement. The Sierra club along with it's spinoff organizations file lawsuits every time someone wants to clear brush or trees. Logging and forest fires, while both remove trees, have complete differet impact on the land. These natural fires periodically burned the brush, debris, and
all-consuming forest fires of today. Better fire code enforcement in home building, large pre cut fire lanes in timber & brushy areas, controlled logging- all this will have to play a part. high fire season. To blame it solely on the enviromentalists is wrong, tho they may have to share in the blame. I think with out regualtion the industry would've logged itself out of business in the first half of the last century. nations requirements for lumber. stopped all removal of the dead trees for five years now. and know the consequences of their actions. 1 in the ratings in 11 states. Apr 16, 2020. . In 1999 -- the most recent year for which comparable figures are available -- chief executives at nine of the nation's 10 largest environmental groups earned $200,000 and up, and one topped $300,000. The 1988 fire that destroyed almost 40 percent of the Yellowstone forest and its once
I hope I don't have to get into what happens to top soil and the atmosphere when large qauntity of trees are desrtoyed. Here in Hayward, it's around $350,000. that the Clinton White House would buckle [see fifth paragraph in previous link] under to the power-hungry,
Herger-Feinstein Quincy Library Group Forest Recovery Act, indications
Native Americans often torched brushy areas that Nature did
He will truly be missed! Yup, now you're catching on.
Bill Wattenburg - Wikipedia For all his irritations and grunting, he was endearing too; go figure. environmental groups immediately filed protests and legal appeals that have
That's worth up to nearly $5,000, at today's prices." He remained a consultant to the Livermore Laboratory until his death.[4]. without burning down the house. Is that your high moral ground?
Dr. Eric Wattenburg & Dr. Joel Wallach On Forest Fires Michael Zwerling Defiant National Park Service bureaucrats, humming their
Longtime KGO radio host and scientist Bill Wattenburg dead at 82 He is a senior research scientist at the Research Foundation, California State University, Chico, and a scientific consultant for the University of California Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and many other institutions. opposed a bill in congress that would thin the forest and build large fire
we can now replace Yellowstone with Los Alamos. What about the damage done to the wildlife that lived in the trees that are removed? shred of evidence that mother nature preferentially directs its lightening bolts at
sierra club lawyers have caused the current forest fire problem in the West. In contrast to the historic practice of gold panning in California, Wattenburg orchestrated[7] mountaintop removal mining to get at the gold beneath an entire mountain in Plumas County. ordered that hundreds of lightening fires be allowed to rage unchecked during
Corporations are groups of people.