Reply #14: Schweitzer was highlighted on DU a day or so ago for a bush smackdown. [View All]

[Straight Shooter]

He does not respect bush.

Many of us in timbered country in the Northwest are very concerned this year. In my part of Oregon, water reserves are far below normal. Ranchers are concerned about lack of water for their own reasons, and just yesterday I was in a discussion about how the forest service should shut down the National Forest to prevent an accidental fire.

The situation is bad. Very bad. We can only hope for rain, and lots of it, before the hot and dry weather begins.