Blame Canada’s Terrible Regulations For Wildfires Ruining America’s Summer

Blame Canada’s Terrible Regulations For Wildfires Ruining America’s Summer

Americans often picture Canada as a vast northern forest — an endless expanse of pristine wilderness. But the truth is far more complex and increasingly relevant to U.S.–Canada policy debates. Eighty‑nine percent of Canada is Crown land, owned by federal or provincial governments. Yet only about 10–12% of that land receives detailed ecological monitoring. This matters because U.S. trade policy, Canadian conservation policy, and federal herbicide…

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Policies meant to “manage” forests have instead created more combustible landscapes, contributing to the anomalous rise in total annual area burned. The post Blame Canada’s Terrible Regulations For Wildfires Ruining America’s Summer appeared first on Watts Up With That?.

Blame Canada’s Terrible Regulations For Wildfires Ruining America’s Summer

by Joseph Fournier It’s a perfect storm of the decline of local lumber industries and the policies put in place to (mis)manage Canadian forests. Americans often picture Canada as a vast northern forest — an endless expanse of pristine wilderness. But the truth is far more complex and increasingly relevant to U.S.–Canada policy debates. Eighty‑nine...