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[VAN DELL JORDAN <vdjor AT yahoo.com>]

A related question.   We have poison ivy in areas we
are clearing.  I understand that the toxicity remains
in the plant even when dead.  I know that the smoke
can carry the allergen, but suppose it wouldn't be a
problem if the wind direction were taken into account?
 If put into compost or tilled into the soil will the
noxious substance break down?
Van Dell

--- clhw <clhw AT InfoAve.Net> wrote:

> They are offered around here by volunteer fire
> departments wanting some
> practice on controlling brush/grass/woods fires.
> Also some companies
> raising pulpwood will do one to protect their
> assets.
> 
> One problem we have with it:
> the smoke makes us sick
> 
> Also, what do they use to start the fire with?
> If gasoline, ok, but there are some chemicals
> sprayed on by helicopter onto
> the larger pulpewood tracts (and on National Forest
> land) which are fairly
> dangerous, especially to asthma sufferers, those
> allergic to
> organiophosphates, people on oxygen support, etc.
> Before I agreed to such, I would talk with the
> managers to see what exactly
> they propose to do.
> 
> >Speaking of thinning woods, I talked to a friend
> who talked to a guy in
> >the forest service today about prescribed burning. 
> Apparently, the
> >forest service? will come out and work the burn if
> your land abuts
> >National Forest land, which mine does.  Has anyone
> done this or heard
> >about this?  Has anyone ever had a prescribed burn
> on their woodland as
> >a management tool?
> >
> >Bev
> 
> 
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