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In reply to the discussion: The Wettest Rainforest in the United States Has Gone Up in Flames [View all]DFW
(54,341 posts)45. I've been to the PNW before
I've seen how beautiful it is. It's still on the list, just have to find the time. In my line of work, it has been said, retirement isn't confirmed until the last nail is in the coffin.
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That is the caring. This "gloom & doom" isn't a "fear of death" for ourselves as environmentalists,
RiverLover
Jul 2015
#4
How did the fire start? As I read I was thinking of why farmers are warned not to put wet hay into
jwirr
Jul 2015
#14
We just hit 100 degree weather here in Portland for the first time in three years too...
cascadiance
Jul 2015
#26
Very interesting. Thanks. I appreciate your take that the most concerning thing is the volume of
RiverLover
Aug 2015
#44
Good post, so true. And with drought, the forests aren't able to recover as well after fires,
RiverLover
Aug 2015
#39
No matter what, keep investing. It might get better, financially, for you.
raouldukelives
Aug 2015
#41