tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8996974684243527907.post7143231221344224620..comments2023-10-23T00:23:28.842-07:00Comments on BIGFOOT'S bLOG: News Flash!: Port Orford Cedar Root Disease Spreads to Louse Camp Area, Roads Closed in Bluff Creek Area; Bigfooters Beware!Steven Streuferthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07852437322070677310noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8996974684243527907.post-29513121366100902602009-11-07T15:10:51.546-08:002009-11-07T15:10:51.546-08:00The fungus is spread only locally by animals, but ...The fungus is spread only locally by animals, but they are blaming humans for wider spread, as in from Fish Lake to above Louse Camp. That area got the fungus specifically right after pot growers entered a previously heavily brushed-over spot. Humans have cars, hence transporting spores quickly and widely. The fungus moves in wet earth, not dust. Wet, hence the closures right after the seasonal rains. No doubt that humans spread it to Louse Camp, numerous miles UP canyon; unless Bigfoot is growing marijuana! I am only repeating the words of a professional forest ecologist in my blog article here. Sure, it is complex; but WE should be damn sure not to make it worse.Steven Streuferthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07852437322070677310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8996974684243527907.post-8314521590859407442009-11-07T13:28:45.904-08:002009-11-07T13:28:45.904-08:00Hello Steven...
Nice review...I would agree with ...Hello Steven... <br />Nice review...I would agree with Sean to a certain extent....but closing the roads down in winter is not a valid explanation! Human foot traffic along with quad runners is virtually at a stand-still in winter...It is MORE LIKELY that this fungus is being spread by the indigenous animals...the deer, black bears, opossums, raccoons, rabbits, rats, field mice, gophers and other burrowing critters, never mind the spotted owl over which such a big stink was raised. There are far larger numbers of them than an occasional bigfooter. <br /><br />I would be interested to know how Oregon and Washington are resolving this issue, especially since it originated up there. <br /><br />Funny that they only close down these roads in winter when fungi are transmittable in summer months too, -- particularly in warm humid environments all fungi spread rapidly...locking the gates in freezing winter snow months makes no sense to me. There is another reason, Steven, dig deeper. :)<br />November 7, 2009Bobbie Shorthttp://www.bigfootencounters.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8996974684243527907.post-34951276403382445322009-11-06T14:21:23.656-08:002009-11-06T14:21:23.656-08:00Bigfooter M. K. Davis had this to say:
"Stev...Bigfooter M. K. Davis had this to say:<br /><br />"Steve, thanks for this information. I hate that the big trees are getting this. M.K."Steven Streuferthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07852437322070677310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8996974684243527907.post-43843054056131199502009-11-06T14:07:29.865-08:002009-11-06T14:07:29.865-08:00Bigfooter Sean Fries, of Weaverville, CA, sent us ...Bigfooter Sean Fries, of Weaverville, CA, sent us this message. We'll post it here for informational purposes:<br /><br />"Read the blog bro I think most likely scenerio is that when they did road improvement from Onion lake down to Louse camp last year during the fires that is when it happened. Its not possible to get in there after wet season even with quads because of gates being closed. Duncan and I went in after snow but stayed on paved roads. Its a terrible thing but we over manage the forest when natural fires and such burn the undergrowth and we don't allow them to burn it causes the forest to suffer with disease like this. A good fire would solve the problem and kill off the fungus"Steven Streuferthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07852437322070677310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8996974684243527907.post-45917695496098658002009-11-05T09:21:59.384-08:002009-11-05T09:21:59.384-08:00that sucks!! they are absolutely beautiful trees, ...that sucks!! they are absolutely beautiful trees, my second favorite after redwoods. i gotta admit i've been guilty of going into fish lake/bluff area out of season. i haven't for a few years now. i still think all of this protection just slows it down. if it transmits on my boots then bears are tracking it everywhere. plus there are residents up there that come in and out year round. thanks globalization.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com