Lovers of truth, those who appreciate nature, and everyone else:

This short story by Dr. Chad Hanson of The John Muir Project explains with clarity and authority exactly why cutting down trees in a forest to lower risk of fire is FOLLY.

City of Vancouver, take heed! Stop using fire risk mitigation as a pretext for demolishing Stanley Park!

https://grist.org/fix/opinion/forest-thinning-logging-makes-wildfires-worse/