tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post4180912578678608939..comments2024-02-27T11:26:39.655-07:00Comments on Southern Rockies Nature Blog: Fire and Landscape in Central TexasChas S. Cliftonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00923547685265741325noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-64203230597389895012011-05-29T22:39:10.336-06:002011-05-29T22:39:10.336-06:00All the trees surprised me quite a bit when I firs...All the trees surprised me quite a bit when I first visited the central states. I was naively expecting the Great Plains, not the Great Scrub. I can sympathize with their nervousness about fire; seems like a good blaze could run almost infinitely in that country.Peculiarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15849337750990440147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-19519820156372873632011-05-29T20:39:16.654-06:002011-05-29T20:39:16.654-06:00True, I am sure, in fecund Appalachia. On the othe...True, I am sure, in fecund Appalachia. On the other hand, wildfire is not such a big threat there.Chas S. Cliftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00923547685265741325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-15425069182933280832011-05-29T17:31:44.393-06:002011-05-29T17:31:44.393-06:00In Appalachia, meadows can turn to forests in 30 y...In Appalachia, meadows can turn to forests in 30 years. I've seen it happen on my family farm. The best view on the property is now obscured by a pine forest that wasn't there in 1975.<br /><br />Other than losing a spectacular view, we have also lost bob whites and the other field-dwelling pheasants. In one generation.Anne Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18083739996560380258noreply@blogger.com