James Steidle: B.C. forest fires would be less severe if we didn't kill off the broadleaf trees

With the memories of smoky skies replaced with winter fog, let’s hope our forestry planners are keeping clear eyes on the need to radically change our conifer-focused reforestation policies. This must include letting fire-resistant broadleaf trees grow.
Last summer a huge amount of Central Interior forest that burnt were “managed” forests, those being younger conifer plantations that were established by the conventions of our present forest management regime.
For decades t