So this is what we are dealing with here.
"The Maple Fire is burning on the Olympic National Forest and State Trust Lands approximately 5 miles west of Hwy 101 and the Hood Canal, 23 miles north of Shelton, WA.
The Northwest Interagency Incident Management Team 10 (NWIMT10) led by Alan Lawson, Incident Commander, assumed command of the Maple Fire from The Western Washington Incident Management Team on August 8th at 6:00 a.am.
The focus of suppression efforts is on the east side of the fire to minimize damage to State Trust timber lands. Receipts from the management of these lands are used to support local schools and other public services. Suppression goals also include keeping the fire south of Forest Road 25 and north of Jefferson Creek to protect popular recreation sites.
A community meeting will be held on Friday evening at 7:00 p.m. at the Hamma Hamma Fire Station located at 34571 N US Highway 101. The purpose of the meeting will be to hear from fire suppression personnel and federal and state land managers about the impact of the fire on lands and resources.
Smokey conditions may continue to affect communities in the region. For information about how to deal with smokey conditions, go to:
Washington Smoke Blog"
I was literally just there, all the DNR land has been logged. There are a few seed trees here and there but its literally mostly just a clear cut. To add insult to injury most of these lands have been doused in broad leaf herbicides, recently too.
Interestingly enough all the photos from the fire are coming from the east, in the clear cuts. They also might be protecting DNR land because much of it is miss managed dog hair stands, ripe for being torched.
Meanwhile letting it burn to the west, is just letting it run into the Olympic Mountains. This is the land of pro logging dribble. On a fuel stop there was a citizen complaining to a fire chief about how the State parks are responsible for the Laminated Root Rot spread because they never logged.
