on BLM land near Round Mountain, ostensibly in the name of “fire suppression and mitigation,” occurred last week by a contract crew Yet the selection of downed trees is random and indiscriminate, and all the fuel has been left on the ground as seen in the images below. I intend to call the local BLM Field Office to learn more about this tree felling folly.
I estimate this tree is between 65 and 80 years old based on careful examination of the original high-res image. Many of the downed trees are likely more than a century old.