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John Duarte: “We've neglected [the forests in California]. We've turned…”

Featuring: John Duarte, Republican | Former U.S. House, California, District 13

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'Graze It, Log It, Or Watch It Burn': John Duarte Urges Reform To BLM Conservation Practices

Published | Video Starts at 00:42

What does bother me a lot are some of the mismanaged lands in California, the forests that burn, purportedly because of climate change. But from my angle on the kaleidoscope, We've neglected [the forests in California]. We've turned those forests over to the priorities of the conservation groups for a few decades, and now they're burning out of control and we're getting no value from them. You see some bumper stickers around rural communities that say graze it, log it, or watch it burn. (00:42–00:51)

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Asserts that California forests have been neglected and handed over to conservation groups, leading to uncontrolled fires and no value derived from them.

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