Tom Daschle fearing that he wouldn't get re-elected put his state on the fast track to having his forest's thinned. Might I also dare to point out that immigration, illegal & otherwise is exacerbating this situation? The Bill Wattenburg Show | Free Internet Radio | TuneIn I've even heard rumors that terrorists are behind it. School board impressed by student representative from Gunn, Kasperzak running for a seat on El Camino Hospital district board, By the Daily Post staff Former KGO 810 radio talk show host Brian Copeland has filed a scathing lawsuit over his firing last year, claiming race and age discrimination. Bill Wattenburg American engineer dead at age 82 They know [This message has been edited by Slater_334 (edited 10-30-2003).]. [5] He published numerous articles in scientific journals and continued to do research as an adjunct professor at Cal State, Chico. [PushBack] Bill Wattenburg's Open Line to the West Coast 6. Wildfires have some benefits: EDIT: to clarify that the following is a quote from a web site, not a continuation of Erik's quote above. ], ------------------ Fiero-Performance.com - New mods for your Fiero from Fiero Performance Bayern in Germany. [3] His scientific talent was discovered by a teacher, who encouraged him to apply to several schools, including the University of California, Berkeley where he completed his first year with honors. How predictable and typical of you to insinuate that the environmentalists and liberals are responsible for this series of fires. He said then we need to thin them or else we can expect massive forest fires in the future. From the first linked article that some chose not to read. The let forest fires burn dogma can at best be I gained a greater curiosity and appreciation for science through listening to him than all my years of schooling. Here in Iowa, the environment is horrible due to farm herbicide/pesticide runoff and large corporate hog lots with relaxed pollution regulations. protect our national forests and avoid their eventual destruction by A portion of the article below was published in Science Magazine as a letter In the 1980s Wattenburg set up his own gold mining corporation, "Wattexco". May he rest in peace, leaving a great legacy of education, insight, invention and respect for the forest that he so loved. This was mother natures way of cleaning housewithout small trees. Enjoyed Dr. Bill nights on KGO and learned so much. to show their visiting superiors that they have dutifully applied Gods fire The enviroloonies want to limit cities' growth, and build only high-density housing. These tree farms are not natural. For every tree that is felled they plant two, however they space them apart properly which results in healthier faster growing trees. See Profile. fuel load on the forest floor. Brought to you by the Sierra Club. More than 26,000 wildland firefighters continue to work toward containment goals on incidents across the country. You? its acts of horrendous negligence based on unforgivable ignorance of the consequences of with the conditions of today. 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. Bill Wattenburg - The Talk Pod He inspired me so much. which are totally incinerated once a fire rages through them. His wife Carol is also a very nice and kind person. Wow, so environmentalists are responsible for the forest fires, but if we allow some timber cutting, then Bush is doing it just for his money grubbing friends. All scientists who care about our national parks and forests must demand a national I don't advocate getting rid of environmentalists. environmental staff under Al Gore actually notified the regional U.S. My prayers go out to his family. NYC confirmed COVID-19 deaths 6840, probable deaths additional 4059. Advertizing on PFF | Fiero Parts VendorsPFF Merchandise | Fiero Gallery | Ogre's Cave I first heard Dr. Bill Wattenburg way back as a young teen in 1983. Modern Logging Practices Dont Damage the Land. 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? There is not a shred of evidence that mother Where there is already a shortage of jobs and houses? its National Park Service dogma of let fires burn did to Yellowstone in 1988 The land grows as it does naturally, as it should be, not through mans idea of what it should or should not produce regarding the natural plants density per given area. But much of it is not actually used to protect the environment. variety. Make sure that cities cannot expand and build more housing where the jobs are. Lame to who? most beautiful national park is then allowed to spend tens of millions of between the natural fires of a hundred years ago and the a racoon? demonstrate to their superiors in Washington how they are using fire to cleanse They are a classic example of what happens when you make decisions based on emotions rather than science and logic. The Money is flowing to conservation in unprecedented amounts, reaching $3.5 billion in 1999, up 94 percent from 1992. companies to remove and salvage the hundreds of thousands of big dead trees in stop the burning of the Yellowstone forests in 1988. Any thinking person can easily understand and respect the vast difference between the implication that only those who anoint themselves as modern fire ecologists This plan is called the "But that's the way we sell messages in this society. However, the Sierra Club and other so-called Entire trees are grabbed, felled, de-limbed, and cut to length by one piece of equipment that easily maneuvers between the trees. recent monstrous fires in Florida are another good example of what will I'm not standing on either side here. ones will likely be highly populated areas such as the Tahoe Basin where the But man, he could be brutal if you tried to BS him. Demonizing developers is a cop-out. Letting forest fires burn during high fire Those who know the environment best -- the scientists who devote their careers to it -- say environmental groups often twist fact into fantasy to serve their agendas. I doesn't suprise me that the term money comes up in articles such as these. But also, to say that we should just let nature take it's course is crazy too. KGO hired him to host a three-hour show on Saturday and Sunday nights. According to them, any logging, even to thin the forests Local forest rangers The recent monstrous fires in Florida are another good Not scientific, not logical. Otherwise, more of Man should live in harmony with nature, not try to control it or destroy it. Excessively long posts make my head hurt. From April 2015, Bill's son Eric, a physician, hosts the program Your Care America in the same time slot, with the elder Wattenburg making rare appearances.[15][16]. rich ecology is a ghastly example of horrible judgment that the let forest fires burns that could have saved both the Yellowstone and Florida forests. Completely natural forest management would also include letting fire run its course. I am a scientist who grew up in our national forests. Fires? Bill was known for his larger-than-life personality and for being outspoken when he didn't agree with something. KGO hosts ambushed by news of firings - SFGATE load creates intensely hot forest fires that ignite the big trees and destroy environmental groups insist that fire, natural or manmade, is the only force Yes, *when* the timber barrons did that. every living thing in the forest. To protect our national forests and parks until they can be returned to fire organizations that have taken over government policy know what they have done. He broadcast from his home in the Sierras. When a fire burns the tree, nitrogen and phosphates are absorbed into the ground. KGO, at 50,000 watts, can be heard in most of the western United States after sunset. that all our forests, even the few remaining old growth forests that they claim they are There are towns in California that rely on the timber industry to make a living. equilibrium. consequences of a wildfire in our tinderbox forests today. I am waiting to see how much financial help CA will get for this horrible disaster. The []. Feinstein-Herger bill Experienced government firefighters equilibrium. plan. Bill Wattenburg. Dr. Bill did not suffer fools lightly! Safe from what? [citation needed] It was published under the pseudonym Will Harvey. When either goes too far, it is a problem. Native How to Reach Dr. Bill Wattenburg; Call-in numbers for radio program: (10:00pm to 1:am Saturday and Sunday nights) (408) 808-0810 (415) 808-0810 (510) 808-0810 (650) Pacific Bell screwed up, and forgot to create this prefix in the new area code. Where does it say that? And don't get me started on the bonehead environmentalists. Willard Harvey Wattenburg (February 9, 1936 August 2, 2018)[1] was an American inventor, engineer, author, and talk radio show host from California. However, there are already indications that the Clinton White House will If you search for The Bill Wattenburg Show on iTunes, you can still find some of his shows from as recently as last summer. MZ is joined by Dr Eric Wattenburg and Dr Joel Wallach to discuss the cause of the record number of forest fires that are ravaging California this year.Micha. They advocate The problem is, they go way too far. entire forest become fire breaks because they have been returned to fire agency that deliberately incinerated 320,000 hectares of our most beautiful national park How romantic, Im sure Paul Bunion will be looking for a job soon. On his show, Wattenburg answered questions about everything from car repairs to physics and often would help kids who called in with homework questions. this year). For those not familiar with current forestry practices, modern logging uses newfangled equipment to take out exactly the trees desired, Yes, its called "get the oldest most profitable trees". RIP Dr. Bill. Native Americans often torched brushy areas that Nature did eliminating all man and machine operations in our national forests and closing automatically to expanded exploitation of the forests. On his show, Wattenburg answered questions about everything from car repairs to physics and . He was correct on a lot of issues that have come home to roost, today. unnaturally intense forest fires during peak fire season. Instead, it is siphoned off to pay for bureaucratic overhead and fund raising, including expensive direct-mail and telemarketing consultants. Last week he was owned by someone else. Wattenburg claimed the program was the most listened-to radio program in the western United States in that time slot. 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. forested areas that deserve to be burnedas the let fires burn religion fire season. Same could be said about the war in Iraq except the pipedream is a pipeline and the science is the art of deception. natural fires of a hundred years ago and the all-consuming forest fires of Forest fires do promote forest renewal, but only when the fires do not its once rich ecology is a ghastly example of horrible judgment that the let and national park managers are struggling to get with the program and In 1997, one group fired its president and awarded him a severance payment of $760,335. Forest fires are a natural accuring event, and nature has dealt just fine with renewing it's forest. these forests. happens today in forest fires during summertime. Back when it was a real, independent radio station, that is. retooled their machinery to process small trees and make good lumber out of the The logging industry in the early 1900s was certainly no example of good management, but we've come a long way since then. air-conditioned offices and computer toys they dont understand must be scarce government research funds). There was a time when most of our forests were fire tolerant. They border on (or exceed) radical. understand what little deep science there is to this subject and the It certainly does no more damage to the land and especially the environment than these fires. them to healthy fire-tolerant condition for our future generationsinstead "[8], From 1972 to December 2, 2011, Wattenburg was the host of The Open Line to the West Coast, a talk show heard late Saturday and Sunday evenings 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. PT from San Francisco on KGO, AM 810kHz. In a 1992 interview with a private investigator that a television network hired in the course of a due diligence investigation, Wattenburg admitted utilizing such environmentally destructive mining practices. After all, this so called overgrowth is habitat for many creatures that would not have it if it was removed. For forty years, Dr. Bill was an anchor of weekend radio on KGO 810. The problem is, they go way too far. I don't know how much you have to deal with environmentalists where you live, but this state is virtually run by them. opposed a bill in congress that would thin the forest and build large fire [This message has been edited by JazzMan (edited 10-28-2003).]. Mr Wittenberg! The public will only rebel against this gross mismanagement of our forests Here is a link to a series of articles done by an investigative journalist at the Sacramento Bee. not clean up in time. He has been involved in the environmental movement for over thirty years and has a vast knowledge of environmental issues. Salvaging these dead big Many experienced foresters and scientists believe that a long-term program of Why should they have fewer rights than anyone else? A 1999 report by the U.S. General Accounting Office found that 39 million acres across the West are "at high risk of catastrophic fire." There is no evidence that enviromentalist started the fire, and it would defy logic. I had the honor of speaking with Dr. Bill twice, providing him some information on coal mine fires from my experience with the industry. and will survive a fire because it is not filled with brush and small trees that would provide a means for the fire to leap to the taller trees. Same for the fires that tore through the Walker River area near the CA-NV border last year. I guess he didn't know about the universal distress signal of three shots in a row. Family Law Summonses. Herger-Feinstein Quincy Library Group Forest Recovery Act, indications Nature is logical. would cause them to ignite and in turn create a fire storm that incinerates today. I wish the people who are talking about this could see how few trees there are in these fire areas! Patrick Moore the original founder of Grenpeace left that organization when it was taken over by the earth first types. Experienced are fit to judge what is sensible policy for the management of our forests. Service bureaucrats, humming their religious let it burn mantra, season with the present incendiary conditions of our forests is as stupid and of But come the weekend, Dr. Bill was the counterbalance. natural fires periodically burned the brush, debris, and excessive numbers of The same machines also make it possible to take more trees at a much faster rate, stripping the forests in less time. I remember years ago he talked about our forests. Bush is not the anti-Christ and is not to blame for the world we now find ourselves in. This was mother natures way of cleaning house firefighters to extinguish lightening fires. of the ignorant and incompetent who claim to be the saviors of our environment. The 1988 fire that destroyed almost 40 percent of the Yellowstone forest and its once Firefighters and equipment must be able to reach any fire that breaks out during The images of recent forest fires in Australia and California seemingly portend climate doom, but fire is a natural and important ecological process for many ecosystems around the world. without doing the damage that old methods (lots of roads for trucks, dragging bundles of logs with bulldozers) cause. This is insane, a deliberate waste of our most On the show, he answered questions about science, talked about politics, current events, and discussed some of his ideas. Even if all this is done perfectly, there will still be bad brush fires in S Calif. 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. Such is the case with Bill Wattenburg, an accomplished Indian Valley resident, who died Aug. 2. What about the damage done to the wildlife that lived in the trees that are removed? forest fires burn promoters are still trying to rationalize Anyone who walks through an old-growth forest can precious, renewable natural public resources to satisfy the political paranoia The few places to swim are filthy with germs and fecal matter. The present government policies on forest management will guarantee that Herger-Feinstein Quincy Library Group Forest Recovery Act). Here in Hayward, it's around $350,000. The Sierra club along with it's spinoff organizations file lawsuits every time someone wants to clear brush or trees. inappropriately applying their let forest fires burn dogma. "[2], Born and raised in Greenville, California, in rural Plumas County, Wattenburg grew up working with his father in the logging business. nature provided the first spark? California fires: State, feds agree - Lucianne You are already missed Dr. Bill! The Sierra club along with it's spinoff organizations file lawsuits every time someone wants to clear brush or trees. To characterize "liberals and environmentalists" as the cause of the fires is a really lame statement. Say what you want about "greedy corporations," but the people they employ need the jobs. Cheers, to a life well lived! burn promoters are still trying to rationalize (with tens of millions of dollars of To characterize lumber companies as willing participants in the destruction of the land is another lame statement. fires or at least limit their extent during peak fire season. It takes periods of time longer than since Columbus first set foot on this continent for forest ecologies to mature and stabilize. Longtime KGO radio host and scientist Bill Wattenburg dead at 82 these groups claim that approval of any activity by man in our national forests will lead of officially burning them to the ground as Nero fiddled over Rome. strike. As an author, Wattenburg published two books for the general public: one book, Best Jokes From Talk Radio, is a compilation of risque jokes heard on talk radio; his second book, How to Find and Fascinate a Mistress, is a fictionalized version of Wattenburg's exploits with young women in the 1970s. dangerous times and help managed controlled burns at proper times for the last forty The developers dont care about the surrounding area that they are developing and as a result, nature conflicts with man. I heard he had a show on a Santa Cruz station in recent years, if anyone knows where I could find podcasts of those shows I would be immensely gratfeul. This is the only sensible and sane let forest fires Yup, now you're catching on. The shore has trees but even 1 mile inland starts to become desertous. can save it. Although this article is a bit dated, Dr. Wattenburg, a very smart man, said it very well: Reprinted with permission by Dr. Bill Wattenburg. Wattenburg, who died Thursday, is survived by his wife Carol, his third wife. Just add "George Bush and loggers want to ruin the forests for $$$", and you're ready to join the Sierra Club. compromise, not confrontation over the issue of managing our national forests. Many experienced foresters and scientists believe that a long-term program of Any real scientist should take great offense to the self-proclaimed fire scientists