Most if not all prescribed burns are directed at old growth timber are they not. This does open a little new area but as has been seen on many past burns it does not burn much of the higher sheep country in which sheep frequent the most. Burning in our mountain areas isnt new by any means.
But if they are going to do it to help sheep habitat they need to do above timber line burns. Burning the timber gets ome new growth that pulls some sheep down into areas that they dont have the normal protection of the rock and cliffs that they use so at times it increases the chance of predator attacks.
Just my opinion.
SG
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