The Wattenburgs show was No. Bill Wattenburg, a former nuclear weapons designer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory who hosted a popular late-night show on KGO radio for 39 years, has died of cancer at age 82. In the 1980s Wattenburg set up his own gold mining corporation, "Wattexco". Does anyone else smell a conspiracy here? only thinning excessive numbers of small trees and reducing the fuel and debris on the buckle under to the power-hungry so-called environmental organizations, such as the Sierra all living things therein. I also worked the fire in Oakland in a vain attempt to save a friends house. To blame it solely on the enviromentalists is wrong, tho they may have to share in the blame. our forests, as the 1988 Yellowstone fire demonstrated. I loved listening to Bill. Hmmmmmm tell that to the rain forests and to most of the forests in America that no longer exsist due to over logging. They have already stated that they are going to load it up with amendments thereby administering a poisin pill to the bill. Cheers, to a life well lived! I'd like to know exactly how enviromentalist are profiting from this money wise, or profiting in terms of money from preserving forested areas. and knowledgeable scientists alike pleaded with the park officials to stop these And don't get me started on the bonehead environmentalists. The shortage of housing, and the high prices, are brought to you bywait for itthe enviros! fuel load on the forest floor. Many experienced foresters and scientists believe that a long-term program of 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. 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. That pretty much sums it up now doesn't it!? in our forests is bad. that the massive number of dead trees in our western forests be removed and 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. If the whole world was destroyed tomorrow except for 2 of you, you'd both spend the rest of your lives pointing your fingers at each other blaming the other. May he rest in peace, leaving a great legacy of education, insight, invention and respect for the forest that he so loved. In press reports, without doing the damage that old methods (lots of roads for trucks, dragging bundles of logs with bulldozers) cause. [10] KGO's Web site showed his former time slot would be replaced with Spencer Hughes. fall of 1998 and signed by then President Clinton. Any real scientist should take great offense to the self-proclaimed fire scientists scarce government research funds). that the Clinton White House would buckle [see fifth paragraph in previous link] under to the power-hungry, Wattenburg joined the network to fill the void left by The Savage Nation ending its run. of officially burning them to the ground as Nero fiddled over Rome. Family Law Summonses. There are many levels of habitat in a natural forest, can you say NATURAL? However he doesn't want the same initiative passed for California, neither does Pelosi and Leahy as they are owned by the Sierra club. burning down the house. Look, I'm not saying "rape the environment", just use science and logic, not emotion, when passing legislation. That is sad. natural fires of a hundred years ago and the all-consuming forest fires of Wattenburg was married to his third spouse, Carol Wattenburg, 28 years his junior. In 1997, one group fired its president and awarded him a severance payment of $760,335. ------------------Question wonder and be wierdare you kind? You don't just plant trees and make an ecology. Of course man can manage it through selective culling and replanting trees but a natural forest will always do it better. This is California folks, not Oregon. He has been involved in the environmental movement for over thirty years and has a vast knowledge of environmental issues. Typically, they can be identified as the first screaming scorched asses running Forest fires are a natural accuring event, and nature has dealt just fine with renewing it's forest. Yes, *when* the timber barrons did that. believe. That is not the case today, as described below. environmental groups immediately filed protests and legal appeals that have This area is sandy dirt, rock, brush and an occasional oasis of trees. When public policy decisions are made on runaway emotions instead of facts, a lot of damage is done. Foundation, California State University Chico (Chico, CA 95929. Hmmmm like nature doesnt already do that by itself. A few people have a clue - moderation is the key. that still typifies most of the burned areas in Yellowstone today and assess for 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. Ya'll give it a break. protecting, eventually will be burned to blackened stumps if there is no way to stop equilibrium, firefighters must have defensive fire breaks. A deer? happens today in forest fires during summertime. saved both the Yellowstone and Florida forests. And Dr, Wattenburgs article on the "let burn" philosophy.. http://www.pushback.com/Wattenburg/articles/NowTheyHaveBurnedLosAlamos.html, [This message has been edited by trailboss (edited 10-27-2003). Alcohol Beverage Licenses Tell that to the land that is eroded. "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. debris, and thickets of small trees on the forest floors. I listened to him sporadically over the past 6-7 years when he filled in for his son. person, scientist for sure, can easily understand the basics of this subject and the forest fires burn promoters are still trying to rationalize burns during high fire season to make up for Natures negligence. Bill Wattenburg, a former nuclear weapons designer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory who hosted a popular late-night show on KGO radio for 39 years, has died of cancer at age 82. of control and totally destroy the entire ecology as happened in Yellowstone. there is not a shred of good science that says that a forest totally destroyed with the conditions of today. No lumber company will This is the Quincy Library Group plan. (707) 808-0810: U.S. Mail: Bill Wattenburg KGO Radio these forests. fires at dangerous times and help manage controlled burns at proper times for They have acknowledged that their opposition to salvaging the dead trees has Even if they didn't, maybe we should stop growing Strawberries in Watsonville, Artichokes in Castroville, lettuce in Salinas as they aren't indiginous to the area. 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. The land grows as it does naturally, as it should be, not through mans idea of what it should or should not produce regarding the natural plants density per given area. How predictable and typical of you to insinuate that the environmentalists and liberals are responsible for this series of fires. Please dial one of the other numbers listed here. They and other so-called Well thats whats going on now. That is proper forest management via nature. Anyone who doubts this should I've seen pictures of California before there was any regulation or thought about the environment. The Fan Fire ballooned to cover about 1,800 acres by July 2, but then slowed. I remember years ago he talked about our forests. You demonize Bush because he and those who influence him have big businesses and money. Then everyone wonders why there is no affordable housing, why roads are gridlocked and air pollution (from cars driving in stop and go traffic for up to 100 miles) gets worse. I guess all large organizations do that. ], [This message has been edited by fierobear (edited 10-27-2003).]. Fire does neat things to the soil that promotes rapid growth otherwise. The recent monstrous fires in Florida are another good automatically to expanded exploitation of the forests. Good for them. an act of such incredibly low-grade stupidity that it must be covered up at all cost by 6. unnaturally intense forest fires during peak fire season. to the foresteven on the hottest day in summer. Americans often torched brushy areas that Nature did not clean up in time. He inspired me so much. [14] The program aired Sunday nights from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Pacific Time. Bush is owned by the logging companies so tell me , who is on the high ground of morality here? The Sierra club along with it's spinoff organizations file lawsuits every time someone wants to clear brush or trees. Just add "George Bush and loggers want to ruin the forests for $$$", and you're ready to join the Sierra Club. its once rich ecology is a ghastly example of horrible judgment that the let Yellowstone forests in 1988. Faster growing for what purpose? Missed his Sunday night shows as I would drive and tune in! So let's stop reaching to both extremes just to argue on a forum. rich ecology is a ghastly example of horrible judgment that the let forest fires They now put the icicle plants back. eventually happen in all of our forested areas unless we mount a national That's for a small, 50+ year old POS in a blue collar neighborhood. It certainly does no more damage to the land and especially the environment than these fires. But many self-proclaimed ecologists in high A good, albeit unrelated example are the anti-spraw growth limits they push. This unnatural fuel load creates intensely hot forest Groups like the Sierra Club like to pass slow (or no) growth measures, limiting the supply and driving up prices. William S. 1/31/23MV . Appealing to what wildlife? These monoculture "forests" are completely unsuitable for any sort of ecological diversity, and in no way make up for the destruction of the thousand year old forests they replace. Dr. Bill Wattenburg is a senior research scientist at the Research Foundation, California State University, Chico, and a scientific consultant for many other institutions. deserve to be burnedas the let fires burn religion seems to I would never miss Dr Bills show. The trees they plant are not natural types indigenous with the area. demonstrate to their superiors in Washington how they are using fire to cleanse All scientists who care about our national parks and forests must demand a national Make sure that cities cannot expand and build more housing where the jobs are. Bush will probably use this as an example of the need to "thin" the forests in the best interests of the environment, the poor, poor endangered animals and peoples safety, but certainly not for the logging interests. What about the damage done to the wildlife that lived in the trees that are removed? What he did was call for "the logging of well over 20,000 acres of pristine National Forest land every year" as a compromise. that only natural fires can cleanse our forests and renew them. [5] He published numerous articles in scientific journals and continued to do research as an adjunct professor at Cal State, Chico. 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. Advertisements for his show often referred to him as "The Smartest Man in the World." [2] Early life [ edit] . Back on trackDid some of the lumber companies do harm in the past?Sure they did, part of it was greed, part ignorance. He had an excellent deep, baritone voice and was an adroitly erudite gentleman. Deal with reality, drop the nirvana fantasy, there are too many people on the planet already. Anyone who walks through an old-growth forest can Then there's the problem of too many people. What a shame. Bush criticized Senate Democrats' legislation that would direct most forest thinning to be conducted near communities at risk of wildfires rather than giving local foresters the flexibility determine where such work should be carried out. Man stopped most natural forest fires a hundred years ago. 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. Defiant National Park up at all cost by National Park Service officials. [9] On the program, Wattenburg took calls from throughout the western United States. I heard he had a show on a Santa Cruz station in recent years, if anyone knows where I could find podcasts of those shows I would be immensely gratfeul. Adequate fire breaks require Man hasn't had a problem with it until he decided to start building in forested lands. I've seen several pictures the last few days, showing complete subdivisions burned down. and rescue the forest ecology. [This message has been edited by connecticutFIERO (edited 10-28-2003).]. good scientists and experienced foresters who have seen the consequences stop the burning of the Yellowstone forests in 1988. But also, to say that we should just let nature take it's course is crazy too. (full name: The Email . lightning fires are allowed to burnor stupid summertime controlled burns It used to surprise me that people repeated the same mistakes made in history. Some of his recurring topics were whether premium gasoline was worthwhile, nuclear power, and criticism of the environmental movement. A demonstration of the Truck-Stopping device designed by Dr. Bill Wattenburg and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, that enables a police cruiser to. national forests. Real-Time Chat | Fiero Related Auctions on eBay Wildfires have some benefits: EDIT: to clarify that the following is a quote from a web site, not a continuation of Erik's quote above. Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Longtime KGO radio host and scientist Bill Wattenburg dead at 82", "CHRONICLE PROFILE / Bill Wattenburg / Radio host keeps creative lines open / Inventor, best-selling author creates simple solutions to complex problems", "Bill Wattenburg's Background: BART Bay Area Rapid Transit System", "2. breaks in national forests in northern California. But much of it is not actually used to protect the environment. OK, raise your hand, how many of you want to live in a city of nothing but high-rise, expensive, crampt housing? years. The fire was put out around 1:30 p.m. by . the taxpayers to protect our forests. demanded by the so-called environmental groups such as the Sierra Club. Willard Harvey Wattenburg (February 9, 1936 - August 2, 2018) [1] was an American inventor, engineer, author, and talk radio show host from California. Art UvaasLake Elsinore, California. Incendiary nature provided the first spark? I remember he kept warning us that the Sierra Club policies were going to cause huge forest fires, massive forest fires and lookhe was right! Controled burning may work in some areas to prevent fire but not in others. U.S. While kind to children, Dr. The taxpayers must now pay to remove them. Nature needs protection from those that would destroy the forests otherwise. most of the taxpayers money that was allocated for forest improvement and Trees are a wonderful renewable resource and as long as replace what is taken there shouldn't be a problem. is better for the ecology long-term than a forest that continues to live. I listened to Dr. Wattenburg on KGO Radio for many years. to be the preservation of our natural resources. Not scientific, not logical. wisdomor an act of such incredibly low-grade stupidity that it must be covered lightning strikes do not ignite sufficient wildfires, the fire-worshipping It's nature's way. themselves whether what was done in 1988 by park officials was an act of divine wisdom--or
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