Lots of people don't realize that pine forests have evolved with fire and it's a very important part of the life cycle. Fire gets rid of the dead or diseased trees, keeps things like the pine beetle at bay, and some types of pine cones only release their seeds in fire conditions. People have broken the cycle, so we get summers like this where fires get really big and are hard to control.
Family in West Kelowna have been posting pics of the fire there, looks massive, though it sounds like they are starting to get it under control.
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