Jeff Merkley actually said...

climate change is exacerbating major factors that lead to wildfire, heat, drought, and dead trees.

I personally say, it is here, and the risk is way too high just to ignore those few, that you might be right that it is not happening.

I think good, improved forest management is an important aspect of our adaptation to changing climate.

In many ways the solutions that local residents are implementing in the Klamath Basin point to a new model for managing our natural resource...