I have not seen the piece.

Post fire harvest is a complicated issue. To begin, each physical location is uniqe and will require its own set of perscriptions. In this case, some removal is okay - IMHO - this forest has not seen a fire in a long time and therefore some thining was neccessary to maintain a healty system. That said, too much removal, and no reprod is not acceptable - both of which will happen in this area.

Too much removal reduces the amount of biomas (much of the nutriance is gone - the carbon is unlocked) but the woody deris is important no less. wood also helps to hold back the soil durring snow and rain events. The town of St. Marys WILL flood, and by removing all the trees, there is NO hope to hold back the soil or the water. Moreover, in this area particularly, the wind will level the place, so if you leave it thin, like the photos, it wont matter, the wind will level it all by next fall.

Too many roads and access are the other draw backs. Once the road's are in, they are in, they will not be removed untill God removes them. This allows for continued access, poaching, and further damage to things such as water quality.