While Burns' dismissal meant the end of . Same for the fires that tore through the Walker River area near the CA-NV border last year. It was formulated by local environmentalists, campaign to clean up our forests and return them to fire safe conditions. It is not that way anymore. It is called the Bill Wattenburg American engineer dead at age 82 Bill Wattenburg American engineer Died on Tuesday August 7th 2018 View other recent people: Commander Tom, Ancelin Roseti, Yuri Shatunov Click here to say your final goodbye Tweets related to Bill Wattenburg: You live in the midwest. He then returned to Berkeley for his doctorate in electrical engineering with professor Harry Huskey, completing it in three years, and worked at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and as a professor at Berkeley until 1970. This unnatural fuel load creates intensely hot forest I don't know how much you have to deal with environmentalists where you live, but this state is virtually run by them. (with tens of millions of dollars of scarce government research funds). There was a time when most of our forests excessive numbers of small trees. KGO hired him to host a three-hour show on Saturday and Sunday nights. Kindly explain this dumb statement in reference to the Constitution. I have been around Ventura, Ojai, LA, and surronding areas, and I can attest to the fact that there are almost NO trees in that desertous area of California, the Old growth forests you are talking about all reside up in Northern California about 700 miles away. We use hype. most beautiful national park is then allowed to spend tens of millions of This was mother natures way of cleaning housewithout the last forty years. Failure to recognize this difference between the consequences of inappropriately applying their let forest fires burn dogma. burn policy that congress should allow. They border on (or exceed) radical. surrounding fire breaks. Instead, it is siphoned off to pay for bureaucratic overhead and fund raising, including expensive direct-mail and telemarketing consultants. Many lawsuits have been filed in San Diego and L.A. county by the Sierra club to stop the thinning of brush and trees. environmentalists, are quite willing to watch these same forests go up in smoke! It's nature's way. debris, and thickets of small trees on the forest floors. Interior Department has spent more money in the last ten years to rationalize what 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. He also has three children from a previous marriage. trees decreases the cutting of green trees in other national forests to meet our Money is flowing to conservation in unprecedented amounts, reaching $3.5 billion in 1999, up 94 percent from 1992. buy them. I will miss him. forest fire is dictated by whether man or nature provided the first spark? Notices of Trustees Sale The present government policies on forest management will guarantee that State, 7905 deaths. Extreme viewpoints to either side are damaging. "Make sure that you scroll down to part three of the link.There is a lot of money in environmentalism. The book, which set him up as a male antidote to the feminism of Gloria Steinem, earned him millions of dollars. Hmmmmmm tell that to the rain forests and to most of the forests in America that no longer exsist due to over logging. Most of the large fires and complexes burned actively in California. Nearly 11,000 flashes jolted California in a 72-hour span earlier this week, kindling 367 wildfires that have since consumed a staggering 770,000-plus acres. automatically to expanded exploitation of the forests. Real-Time Chat | Fiero Related Auctions on eBay sacrificed as guinea pigs for poorly supported ecological theories that are not consistent Well thats whats going on now. The logging industry in the early 1900s was certainly no example of good management, but we've come a long way since then. Last week he was owned by someone else. There is also a place for selective cutting and timber management. This is the Quincy Library Group plan. season is the only way we can clean up and protect our national forests and avoid stop the burning of the Yellowstone forests in 1988. Anyone who walks through an old-growth forest can On the show, he answered questions about science, talked about politics, current events, and discussed some of his ideas. without burning down the house. Can anyone even suggest with a straight Feinstein-Herger bill Experienced I think it's important that some of our old growth forest should be preserved, they a greater tourism attraction than say a bunch of small elm or what have you. Thank you Dr Wattenburg. A bill to implement this plan From everything I've read about these Calif fires for the last 10 yrs or so, it's a complex problem. press reports, then President Clinton praised the plan as an example of what he wanted ordered that hundreds of lightening fires be allowed to rage unchecked during View Bill Wattenburg's verified business profile as Director, Research at California Teacher's Association. Media blogger Rich Lieberman said Wattenburg was a crusty, cranky grumpy old man but it made for great radio.. academic and government positions actively promote a policy of let forest fires fire season and the deliberate removal of thousands of miles of roads built by The problem is, they go way too far. in Yellowstone in the summer of 1988. He answers questions about auto mechanics, molecular physics, and everything in between - often leaving listeners in awe. incinerated and destroyed by massive wildfires that could have been prevented which are totally incinerated once a fire rages through them. are fit to judge what is sensible policy for the management of our forests. The Quincy Library Group plan was finally approved by in the Senate in the btw taxes support firefighterstax cuts hurt firefighters. season today. We cut down 95%, isn't that enough? While kind to children, Dr. of control and totally destroy the entire ecology as happened in Yellowstone. high fire season. The let forest fires burn dogma can at best be forests, as the 1988 Yellowstone fire demonstrated. small trees that are needlessly burned and wasted by the governments insane You people can't be satisfied with anything. What about the damage done to the wildlife that lived in the trees that are removed? 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." The []. I had the privilege of calling in and asking him a question about nuclear weapons about a decade ago. equilibrium, firefighters must have defensive fire breaks. Modern Logging Practices Dont Damage the Land. forest around the lake is clogged with tens of thousands of dead trees due to and in order for a forest to work in harmony with nature it has to be natural, including all of the growth that may be there as it occured naturally. KSCO aired a two-hour retrospective of Wattenburgs radio career, Brian Copeland sues KGO radio over firing, claims race and age bias, Councilman says surplus should have been disclosed when officials knew about it, Judge faults PAUSDs policy on math placement. This is made possible by the new types of logging equipment now in common use. 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. its acts of horrendous negligence based on unforgivable ignorance of the consequences of Cloverdale Rural Fire Protection District. His wife Carol is also a very nice and kind person. After its gone there is no turning back. I never listen to KGO any more unless I travel to the Bay Area and listen for road conditions and thats about all. The let 6. This area is sandy dirt, rock, brush and an occasional oasis of trees. will be destroyed here and in other dry forested areas in the west when Nevertheless, national environmental groups such as the Sierra Club have lobbied selected I am waiting to see how much financial help CA will get for this horrible disaster. The enviroloonies want to limit cities' growth, and build only high-density housing. would cause them to ignite and in turn create a fire storm that incinerates They approve stopping a runaway campfire, but wont allow firefighters to extinguish lightening fires. You will be missed by many. The articval fails to provide any evidence for it's allegations. ], ------------------ Fiero-Performance.com - New mods for your Fiero from Fiero Performance Bayern in Germany. I guess all large organizations do that. U.S. washed away from hillsides by rains before new root structure can save it. allowed to rage unchecked during the most dangerous fire season in decades. Beside the point. understand what little deep science there is to this subject and the and know the consequences of their actions. (Bill Clinton and There are no trees on these mountains so none of this conversation even applies down here. He broadcast from his home in the Sierras. This compromise pleased no one. [14] The program aired Sunday nights from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Pacific Time. season (late fall or early spring) is the only way we can clean up and dangerous times and help managed controlled burns at proper times for the last forty Many fuel load on the forest floor. He appreciated my comments and treated my politely and fairly. Then there's the problem of too many people. Tillem, the Sonoma-based attorney, was also fired, along with weekend hosts Dr. Bill Wattenburg and Joanie Greggains, and meteorologist Lloyd Lindsay Young. Dr. Bill Wattenburg is a nationally known radio talk show host who is also an accomplished scientist. man-caused fires. When a fire burns the tree, nitrogen and phosphates are absorbed into the ground. Instead, if you want to buy a house, you have to go 60-100 miles away. Like taking medicine for colds, you can treat the symptoms, but you aren't solving the real problem - the virus causing all the trouble. The problem is, it is going too far to the other extreme - no logging or proper forest management. even a few square meters of national forest will be charged with a criminal act. happens today in forest fires during summertime. eventually happen in all of our forested areas unless we mount a national that the massive number of dead trees in our western forests be removed and all living things therein. How predictable and typical of you to insinuate that the environmentalists and liberals are responsible for this series of fires. And don't get me started on the bonehead environmentalists. Responsible logging is a perfectly reasonable use of a renewable resource. I would like to add that California is perhaps the most beautiful state in the union and isnt it in everyones best interests that it be preserved with the utmost care and dilligence? The DEP had fined some guy for renting a bobcat and making a fire break to save his home. They now propose to do exactly what they stopped at a time when the I'm just saying that comments like 'Bush is owned by logging companies' are ridiculous. 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. Kinda like some people who require large amounts of alcohol to be involved. [citation needed] After his freshman year, Wattenburg moved back to assist his father in his business, and graduated from California State University, Chico, summa cum laude in physics and electrical engineering. In 2011, management flipped KGO from news talk to all news (a format change that flopped in the ratings) and Wattenburg lost his job along with hosts Gene burns, Gil Gross, Len Tillem, John Rothmann and others. controlled burn only projects. Failure And what a counterbalance he was. Then controlled burns can be safely attempted in isolated sections and lightening That paper is definitely not a bastion of conservatism. the taxpayers to protect our forests. I don't have a problem with logging as long as it's regulated. consider these insane policies to be grossly irresponsible, if not often Im going to miss him. The previous seven-year drought produced ten heads of the Dept. fires. air-conditioned offices and computer toys they dont understand must be Historical Background Of Steel Bridges - Prefabricated Steel Bridge Systems: Final Report - ABC - Accelerated - Technologies and Innovations - Construction - Federal Highway Administration", "Bill Wattenburg's Background: The Gold Mine", "KGO radio going to news format veterans leaving", "Dr. Bill Wattenburg Joins TRN Entertainment Bringing a Wealth of Practical Science to Radio", "HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. And World News", "Your Care America with Dr. Eric Wattenburg Talk Radio Network", "Chronicle Profile: Bill Wattenburg, Radio host keeps creative lines open; Inventor, best-selling author creates simple solutions to complex problems", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bill_Wattenburg&oldid=1106249639, This page was last edited on 23 August 2022, at 20:43. His intelligence blew me away right away. Appealing to what wildlife? Notices of Public Sale Its like putting a bunch of hereford cows out on a range and saying " Oh Give me a home where the Buffalo roam" and pointing to the herefords. natural fires of a hundred years ago and the all-consuming forest fires of Advertisements for his show often referred to him as "The Smartest Man in the World." [2] Early life [ edit] Another fact is that they shake the taxpayer down for their failed enviromental pipedreams, that are not based on real science. I'm not standing on either side here. Say what you want about "greedy corporations," but the people they employ need the jobs. I spoke to him a few times for advice and he was always correct in his assistance. The fact of the matter is that the Sierra club is run by liberals. 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. Any thinking person can easily understand and respect the vast difference between the A longtime consultant at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Wattenburg expressed strong support for nuclear power and anger at the Sierra Club and the environmental movement, as well as other public interest groups such Consumers Union for their opposition to nuclear power. My prayers go out to his family. Controled burning may work in some areas to prevent fire but not in others. returned to experienced, professional foresters who actually work in the forest constructing fire breaks and conducting controlled burns during off-peak fire Wattenburg joined the network to fill the void left by The Savage Nation ending its run. He was fined for destroying the rats habitat but only the ones on his proterty were the ones to survive the fire. That's worth up to nearly $5,000, at today's prices." Earlier, he was a nuclear weapons designer at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; a member of the US Air Force Scientific Advisory Board; and a UC Berkeley professor . They claim that we are disturbing the habitat of the animals when we do so. So many hours I listened to you, I can say none were wasted. What is radical about protecting the environment from being destroyed by progress and greed?The are natural checks and balances in nature without mans help. Tyler H. Annual Fire Alarm Inspection Ademco 128 FB, 1 Booster Panel, 1 mp, 4 smoke detectors, 5 horn-storbes . buckle under to the power-hungry so-called environmental organizations, such as the Sierra our western forests. I was one of ten-thousand called upon, too late, to try to Wattenburgs show was No. Service by Publication Suburban sprawl is mans doing, not natures and needs to be solved by intelligent management, rules and regulations, not be controlled by greed and profit as it now is, brought to you by your corporate world large land developers whos only interest is to make money. Enviromentalist don't see forests as monetary investments but as quality of life investments. May he rest in peace, leaving a great legacy of education, insight, invention and respect for the forest that he so loved. and national park managers are struggling to get with the program and that the Clinton White House would buckle [see fifth paragraph in previous link] under to the power-hungry, If a fire does start in the privately held forests, it is rare that any catastrophic fire ever starts. Safe from what? 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. However, after signing the bill, there were soon indications implementation of the law, as it soon did [see letter to build campfires next to the gas pumps at service stations. But also, to say that we should just let nature take it's course is crazy too. nature provided the first spark? [This message has been edited by Slater_334 (edited 10-30-2003).]. generation. Lake Tahoe. their let forest fires burn dogma. These fires should be natural, not manmade. Entire trees are grabbed, felled, de-limbed, and cut to length by one piece of equipment that easily maneuvers between the trees. Ive been trucking for 35 years and in the 80s & 90s I ran CA to OR and KGO radio would come in all up and down the west coast clear at night. of Interior, the Bureau of Land Management, and the U.S. 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. everything else in the forest. so-called environmental organizations, such as the Sierra Club, and resist Radio is no longer what it used to be. But a government agency that deliberately incinerated 320,000 hectares of our believe. In press reports, protect our national forests and avoid their eventual destruction by lightening fires can be allowed to burn in off-peak times because they will be from the out-of-control controlled burn that their childish computer For example, Wattenburg long railed against the use of MTBE, a chemical industry waste product added to gasoline for the purpose of minimizing pollutants from automobiles, but which sometimes polluted groundwater. "A lot of environmental messages are simply not accurate," said Jerry Franklin, a professor of forest ecology and ecosystem science at the University of Washington. To characterize lumber companies as willing participants in the destruction of the land is another lame statement. the President praised the plan as an example of what he wanted when he asked for The full article was sent in 1999 to all government agencies managing our forests. that all our forests, even the few remaining old growth forests that they claim they are Eventually, large areas of the Thanks for the educaiton Dr. Bill, it didnt cost me a thing but time, time well spent!